Taking the initiative
Egyptian students have stopped relying solely on traditional education Can we? asks the first part of Zedny s slogan. The answer amongst Egyptian youth today seems to be yes .…
Charity time
ŠΘ###The event was well attended with many ambassadors, business people and socialites, here is Laila Delaware, Nera Nour El Din and Yosy Mohi El Din##Mr. and Mrs. Anis Iklimodis and…
"The Yacoubian Building" to be screened at international film competition
ReutersNEW YORK: Actor Robert De Niro and the growing Tribeca Film Festival he founded gave support on Thursday to Rome s new international film competition ahead of its debut in…
Present and Tense: The second row
I was asked to join the Democratic Coalition of All People (DECAP), a newly-formed, broad-based alliance of intellectuals who want to end corruption, help the poor, scare Israel, and generally…
Ahli stars want to inflict more heartache on Ivory Coast
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: The stars from Egyptian club giants Al-Ahli have already broken the hearts of Ivory Coast football followers this year. And on Sunday night the Red Devils will try…
Sports Talk: Bodies for show
Should we talk about bodybuilding in this column? We ask because many people don't think bodybuilding is a real sport.Egypt came first in the African bodybuilding championship held here last…
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…
