A prickly cure: the power of acupuncture
For the first time acupuncture is used in Egypt to relieve women's illnessesCAIRO: Women's health problems are successfully being treated through the use of acupuncture, a recently launched alternative to…
Unicef Egypt enlists media's help in the fight against AIDS
CAIRO: As part of the 17th Cairo International Film Festival for Children Unicef held a seminar Tuesday about the role of media in shaping the perceptions and attitudes of young…
Zamalek stunned in Sudan
CAIRO: Zamalek s hopes of reaching the CAF Champions League round of 16 are in jeopardy following a surprising 2-0 away defeat to Sudan s Hilal on Sunday.The Sudanese champions…
Lebanon war leads to baby boom in Israel
JERUSALEM: Israel s war against Lebanon s Hezbollah has triggered an Israeli baby boom. Channel 10 television, quoting statistics from Israel s biggest health maintenance organization, said on Monday the…
Egyptian belly-dancer dumps dead jogger in tip
CAIRO: An Egyptian belly-dancer who ran over a dawn jogger on a road near the Pyramids dumped his body in a rubbish tip after a hospital refused to admit the…
World market dragging Egyptian stocks down
CAIRO: The main Egyptian stock indexes fell more than 2 percent on Monday, pulled down by similar declines on markets around the world. Traders said that Orascom Telecom and Orascom…
Metro Line 1 to undergo LE 1 billion upgrade
Metro Authority proposes combining phases 1 and 2 of Line 3 constructionCAIRO: The Ministry of Transportation s Metro Authority (MA) has allocated LE 1 billion to modernize Metro Line 1,…
Egypt cut dollar share of reserves over past 18 months
ReutersCAIRO: Egypt has diversified its foreign exchange reserves over the past 18 months by cutting its holding of U.S. dollars to around 57 percent of the total from more than…
Egypt pound o/n interbank rate edges up to 8.85 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound rose slightly to 8.85 percent on Tuesday from 8.811 percent on Monday because of a central bank auction, traders said.The…