Triple birthday
ŠΘ###They threw a big party throughout the day at Coco Cabana in Marina on the North coast where friends of all ages enjoyed the party, here, Yasmina and Zeina##The birthday…
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Tanta stadium given the clearanceBy Amro HassanGharbeya governorate approved holding the Tanta-Mahalla game at Tanta club stadium in the third week of the Egyptian League.Following a meeting between Gharbeya governor…
Al-Ahram denies censoring Web sites
CAIRO: Al-Ahram officials have denied claims that the institution intentionally blocked certain Web sites as a form of censorship, blaming a system crash for the misunderstanding.Earlier this month, news circulated…
UN to open office in Upper Egypt to serve general development goals for the organization
CAIRO: The United Nations country office is looking into the possibility of establishing an office in Upper Egypt.Although project studies are underway, the new resident UN coordinator James Rawley says…
Train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100
QALYOUB, Egypt: A train crash killed and injured dozens of people in a Nile Delta town north of Cairo on Monday in Egypt s worst rail disaster for four years.…
Press Round-up: Steps taken to heal Arab rift over Lebanon
CAIRO: Headlines of national newspapers are centering on President Hosni Mubarak's meetings with the princes of Qatar and Kuwait, along with his talks with several Arab heads, including Syrian diplomats.…
Local cultural scene takes an active role in aiding war torn Lebanon
CAIRO: With the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah now stopped due to a recent cease-fire, attention has been shifted to ways in which to help the devastated Lebanese economy and…
Government announces public-private partnership to build schools
Public tenders for 50 schools to be held next monthCAIRO: The Ministry of Finance has announced the initiation of a new public-private partnership (p.p.p.) to build 50 elementary and secondary…
CIA allegedly kidnapped two Muslims resident in Austria in 2002-03: report
VIENNA: The CIA kidnapped at least two Muslims resident in Austria, including one with links to a former imam in Italy who was similarly abducted, Profil magazine reported in its…
Washington, D.C. based Cato Institute starts a new program in the region
CAIRO: The Cato Institute, a non-profit public policy research foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C. and founded in 1977, has started a new program in the Middle East, Misbah Al-Hurriyya (The…
