New business complex to create jobs, threatens Egyptian heritage site
CAIRO: The new Cairo Financial and Tourist Centre (CFTC) in close proximity to the Citadel and Islamic Cairo - whose construction has been halted by Cairo's Governor, Abdel-Azim Wazir -…
Abbas calls for peace with EFA officials
CAIRO: Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas invited Egyptian Football Association president Samir Zaher and his assistant Ahmed Shobeir in order to resolve the rift that occurred between the two parties in…
Mido fever mounts at Middlesbrough
CAIRO: Premiership side Middlesbrough have ordered new shirts for Egyptian striker Mido after fans flooded the club s retail stores to buy their favorite man s kit. Mido is clearly…
Kouchner meets Mubarak, discusses US peace conference, Iraq, Lebanon
CAIRO: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with President Hosni Mubarak, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa in Cairo Thursday as he brought his Mideast…
Prince El Hassan "realistic" about regional economic development
CAIRO: When asked if there is light at the end of the tunnel, His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan replied, "Where is the tunnel? "According…
In the eye of the beholder
A picture of a middle class Egyptian family in front of a shabby background. Pictures of Egyptian children in narrow alleys in Cairo. Taxi drivers standing in front of their…
On the road to understanding
A road trip across the US of A, Hollywood tells us, entails a lot of junk food, small-town motels, and one or two one-night stands - except when it entails…
A star with a different passion
Few were familiar with the name Chantal Chamandy until few weeks ago when torrents of ads, heavy media coverage and one outstanding performance at the Giza Pyramids quickly transformed her…
Eissa fights back with words in an editorial criticizing Mubarak's system
CAIRO: Al-Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa slammed charges holding him responsible for triggering public panic and causing the country substantial losses in foreign investment by spreading rumors about the president's health.…
There might not be Hassaballah the 16th, but there is Hassaballah Pasha
CAIRO: Arabic black and white movie Sharea El Hob, (Street of Love) first introduced Hassaballah the 16th and his music band to viewers in 1958 as a poor trumpeter who…