Bird flu awareness and reporting measures are improving
CAIRO: Bird flu awareness and reporting measures in Egypt are improving, and patient recovery rates are rising, health specialists say, because of better planning and co-operation between international bodies and…
What to do with our submarine treasures
CAIRO: A decade after underwater archaeology was established in Egypt, experts discuss the future of the field and the ideal ways to turn the submarine exhibits into a tourist attraction…
Fictional Cairo drivers are good as real
CAIRO: Egyptian author Khaled Al Khamissi, in a best-selling collection of short stories about the Egyptian capital, has turned an old technique on its head. Instead of taking the pulse…
Interview: CNN reporter takes her viewers inside the Middle East
Hala Gorani's show favors color and insight over headlinesCAIRO: While more reporters and journalists flock to the Middle East than any other region in the world, much of the voluminous…
"Believe me, my father is a man"
CAIRO: Almost 28 years after his father's death, a young man is told that his deceased parent was a female, reported Al Akhbar newspaper describing the incident as one of…
Sports Talk: Mighty men
We don't know who the strongest man in Egypt is, but last Saturday, in front of the Luxor temples and more than a few curious tourists, the quest began to…
UN agency issues new locust warning for Northeast Africa
NEW YORK: In a new offensive against locusts, the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called on countries in northeast Africa to intensify surveys and control operations against…
Islamic conference continues in Egypt
CAIRO: The 19th General Conference of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs continued its activities for the second day in Cairo Wednesday.Under the auspices of President Hosni Mubarak, the…
Egypt seeks to bar live bird trade over H5N1 fears
Reuters CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak proposed a law on Wednesday to bar trade and transport of live birds to help prevent the spread of the bird flu virus that has…