Egyptian pilgrims flock to Holy City
JERUSALEM: Nearly 1,100 pilgrims came from Egypt to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, according to Coptic monk Andriwas Awad, despite a ban by Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt s Coptic…
Chinese automaker plans Egypt plant
BEIJING: Chery Automobile, which has or is setting up seven assembly plants in Russia, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Ukraine and Uruguay, became the first Chinese auto maker to top the domestic…
Closure of Upper Egypt NGO condemned
CAIRO: A coalition of 37 civil society organizations has called on the governor of the Upper Egyptian province of Qena to re-open the offices of a workers rights organization which…
US urges Egypt to do more for Darfur
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: A US Congress delegation met President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday to discuss further Egyptian involvement in efforts to solve the crisis in Sudan s Darfur region. The 25-strong…
Battle aliens, save the world and learn chemistry
Two university professors have combined their knowledge of science and videogames to create a game that helps students learn chemistry.Instead of using books, beakers and test tubes, students battle aliens…
Get moving, Grandma!
Associated PressExercise isn t just about improving your heart and fighting flab that comes with aging. It may also be the answer to preventing stiff, achy joints that can lead…
Resto review: The mystic pizza parlor plenty
Papa John's dips into the crowded culinary sceneWhy waste time and resources reinventing the wheel? Or in the case of Papa John's Pizza - a new venue that's fighting for…
A world of flowers and plants bloom into Spring
It's spring time.Everywhere you go in Cairo these days colors are splashed across the otherwise banal city. This may not be the most ideal time for those who suffer from…
Hubble Bubble: Points towards toil and trouble
Shisha, the social scourgeIn Egypt, the popularity of smoking shisha has become something of a phenomena; men, women and adolescents have taken up the habit oftentimes to "be part of…