European cultural centers celebrate "European Day of Languages" in Cairo
The British Council, the Goethe Institute in Cairo, the French Center for Culture and Cooperation, the Spanish Cultural Center (Cervantes) and the Italian Cultural Center held a ceremony in celebration…
Present and Tense: World's supply of small feet held in readiness
I have small feet, 136,000 of them to be exact. The first time feet came up in conversation was during the Lockerbie crisis. An international investigator, who wasn't working for…
Sports Talk: Today belongs to Sfaxien
Weighing the odds for an Al-Ahli winCAIRO: Our all too brief one-game winning streak of correct predictions came to an abrupt halt when Egypt's Al-Ahli drew 1-1 with Sfaxien of…
Jordanian cargo ship catches fire in the Red Sea, 1 dead
CAIRO: A fire onboard a Jordanian cargo ship killed one sailor and seriously wounded three others in the Red Sea on Friday, an Egyptian naval officer said.The engine of the…
Failed drugs test rules Al-Ahli midfielder out of final
TUNIS: Midfielder Amro Samaka from Egyptian club Al-Ahli has been ruled out of the African Champions League final after failing a drugs test. Al-Ahli tackle surprise qualifiers Club Sportif Sfaxien…
Religious leaders unite to take on problems of AIDS sufferers
The Chahama network will support people living with AIDS and vulnerable groupsCAIRO: The First Network of Arab Religious Leaders Responding to AIDS launched today with the aim of uniting various…
Reports: Iran will not back down on nuclear program, says top negotiator
MOSCOW: Iran s top nuclear negotiator said Friday that his country wanted talks on its disputed nuclear program, but would not relinquish its right to pursue atomic energy, Russian news…
