In Cairo, boom times for Arabic language schools
Demand for Arabic-speakers fuels surge in language school enrolmentsCAIRO: Tomader Rifaat has been in charge of the International Student Service Offices at AUC for 21 years, and she has never…
Sports Talk: Uneven playing fields
This really is the summer of the cheat. Laboratory tests have caught three of the most compelling champions of their sport using banned substances to enhance their performances.World and Olympic…
While the world focuses on Lebanon, Gaza lay in ruins
CAIRO: The Gaza Strip has become a place where workers take pictures with anachronistic 200 Sheqel bills (approximately $50), and an entire community drops soldier into mundane telephone conversations to…
Lebanon war tarnishes Egypt diplomatic prowess
Reuters CAIRO: Egypt s flagging prestige as a key broker in the Middle East has taken a further blow after its slow and indecisive response to the war between Hezbollah…
Cairo bids joyous farewell to giant Ramses statue
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Hundreds of thousands of people lined Cairo s streets Friday to bid farewell to one of the metropolis s landmarks as the colossal statue of Ramses II…
Present and Tense: Nellie's secret
Dan was back from Beirut's southern suburb, where he was taking care of routine business.A little war always lifts his spirits, but he looked a bit preoccupied. "I don't know…
Crisis escalates between NTRA and MobiNil over EDGE technology
Noozz CAIRO: Mobile phone service provider MobiNil announced on Thursday that the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) had officially notified the company that the introduction of the 2.75G, or EDGE,…
More than just the land of Pharoahs
Egypt's untapped tourism resources boundlessCAIRO: Along with the Suez Canal and oil and gas revenues, tourism is one of Egypt's main sources of foreign currency and, as the number of…
Whether you are looking for an adventure or a quiet vacation, Bali offers royal treatment for all
BALI: The most famous Island in Indonesia is often referred to as an "exotic paradise. This is no exaggeration and may still not be doing it justice with the incredible…
