Senior UN officials discuss survivors of human rights atrocities; the role of the UN in recent Lebanon crisis
CAIRO: Anne Cubilie, office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Maher Nasser, director of UN Information Center in Cairo, held a joint seminar at the American University in…
Business Recap
Ministry of Investment accelerates PPP driveCAIRO: Pushing forward with his widely publicized strategy of developing public-private-partnerships (PPP) as means of spurring economic growth, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moheiddin said last…
Spirit of giving evident during Ramadan
ALEXANDRIA: With the arrival of Ramadan, phone messages and emails are flying backing and forth expressing the sentiments of the season. But a more concrete sign of the generous nature…
Egypt blames Darfur rebels for deteriorating security
CAIRO: Egypt on Thursday blamed the Darfur rebels for insecurity in the vast region of western Sudan and said any agreement on implementing a UN Security Council resolution should take…
Iraq's Qaeda chief urges kidnap of Western Christians in return for Egyptian cleric
Agence France-PresseDUBAI: Al-Qaeda s chief in Iraq on Thursday urged his followers to kidnap Western Christians in order to swap them for an Egyptian cleric held in the United States,…
Rice to meet Gulf foreign ministers in Cairo
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet foreign ministers of the six conservative Gulf countries and Jordan while in Egypt on Tuesday, an Egyptian official said on Friday.…
The confusing and costly choice of being a vegetarian
CAIRO: "Vegetarian? the stallholder or restaurant owner says, looking a little surprised. "You don't eat meat at all? Well, we do have chicken. No? Not even chicken? Well, how about…
Sci-tech scene: Big price, high definition, long wait
While riveted into home cinema, multimedia just went portableCAIRO: In Egypt these days, as elsewhere in the world, many people are obsessed with buying plasma screens, assuming they're going to…
Ramadan Recipes 1: Conventional and innovative dishes spice up the Ramadan buffet
CAIRO: No one can tell you how much tastes vary as someone preparing a meal for a Ramadan iftar. With a usually extended list of guests, the person preparing the…
Swiss day
ŠΘ###This casual event was a great success as guests enjoyed food from the grill, salads and deserts, here are Amelia Vinobel and Carolina Held##Photography by Hassan IbrahimThe event started at…
