A fair and optimistic outlook despite complications
CAIRO: Just a few weeks before the current confrontation between the Arabs and Israelis over Israel's excavations near Al-Aqsa mosque, former US president Jimmy Carter had released his poignant book…
Nepad launches e-Learning schools in Egypt
BEHEIRA: A small village school in Kom Hamada, Beheira on Sunday recently became the first school in North Africa to be fully equipped with wireless Internet access, Smart boards (interactive…
Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu
WHO dismisses virus mutation concernsReuters CAIRO: A 37-year-old woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World…
Workers in Shibin Al-Kom still worry about wages, factory sale
SHIBIN AL-KOM: Although strikes ended last week at the textile factory in Shibin Al-Kom, workers there on Tuesday continued to express concern over their working conditions and looming changes as…
Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt
CAIRO: Groups of Egyptian Muslims set fire to Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt after hearing rumors of a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Coptic Christian man, security…
Football: Shock exits for former African club champions
CAIRO: Former winners Canon Yaounde of Cameroon and Asante Kotoko of Ghana made shock African Champions League first-round exits at the weekend. Canon found a one-goal first-leg lead insufficient as…
Historian angers fellow Jews by exploring medieval accusations of ritual murder of Christians
Associated PressROME: An Italian-Israeli historian has angered fellow Jews by taking on a subject that has long haunted his people: alleged anti-Christian hatred he says fueled medieval accusations that Jews…
OCI says Algeria steel plant set to start
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries said on Monday its new steel fabrication plant in Algeria with capacity of 12,000 tons annually would start production this month.The new plant, which cost $18…
Cypriot president will not back down in oil exploration dispute with Turkey
ATHENS: The president of Cyprus said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that he has received assurances from Egypt and Lebanon that they will go ahead with oil and gas…