Ismaili crash out, Ahli get primed
Ismaili crashed out of the Arab Champions League (ACL) after losing 5-3 on penalties against Ahli Bordj on Sunday while the Al-Ahli club finalized their squad for the Japan 2006…
Progress being made toward gender equality and women's empowerment
Countryside NGOs highlighting changes on the 6th stop of Sailing the Nile for Development MINYA: In a rare show of defiance, Wedan, the mayor s wife in a typical Upper…
Stop smoking and win a prize
Charity organization promotes giving up smoking in an innovative wayCAIRO: Smoking and its debilitating effects have become so much of a burden on modern economies and the public health system…
AUC students donate LE 1 mln to rebuild Lebanon
Six AUC students travel to Lebanon to aid with relief effortsCAIRO: Six students from the American University in Cairo traveled to Lebanon from Oct. 19 to 24 to help with…
A new face allows the UN to implement its promises
On Jan. 1, 2007, Ban Ki-Moon, South Korea's former foreign minister, will become United Nations secretary general, following Kofi Annan's 10-year tenure. Annan inspired the world with his diplomacy and…
Iraq can learn from the lessons of Saudi Arabia
While the United States debates what to do about the disaster in Iraq, I have been pondering a disaster that hasn't happened - in Saudi Arabia. There are some lessons…
Opium is making Afghanistan go up in smoke
When NATO leaders meet for their summit in Riga at the end of this month. There will be a ghost at the feast: Afghanistan's opium. Afghanistan is in danger of…
The power of the puppet
Aragouz historically tools of satire and criticismCAIRO: The Egyptian people have never been shy about voicing their opinions and at times they can even be quite innovative in how they…
Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food
CAIRO: Fifteen thousand Cairean teenagers sporting the newest model of name brand sneakers, sunglasses, and designer jeans poured into the Chinese Garden at the Cairo International Conference Center to see…
A Lens to the Past: Kawkab Al-Sharq
More than 30 years after her death, Om Kalthoum (1904-1974) is still an icon throughout the Arab world. This photograph by Alban is a rare portrait of the singer without…
