Egypt holds 56 Brotherhood Islamists after clampdown
CAIRO: Fifty-six Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members have been detained early Thursday amid an ongoing clampdown on the group. Security sources said the men were arrested on charges of belonging to…
Naga Hammady Copts protest Kyrollos trial at Cairo Cathedral
CAIRO: About 1,000 Coptic Orthodox Christians from Naga Hammady, Qena held a protest at the St. Mark Cathedral Thursday in response to Pope Shenouda III's decision to subject Archbishop Kyrollos…
Sci-tech: Hey sugar lips, or is that sugar hips?
The key to long-term good health and sustainable weight lossAh, the science of nutrition. It often seems more like a pseudo-science by the rate at which we're told that one…
Red wine: A drink a day keeps the doctor away?
Is red wine the secret to longevity or a potent poison? The balance of alcohol's benefits versus its sinister sins on our health is as complex as it is controversial,…
Dead heads, ancient ruins and trendy restaurants
Jordan's tiny kingdom offers a wealth of treats for visitorsAMMAN: For centuries, the sick, the poor and the pale have flocked to the Dead Sea to soak up the mythical…
Decoding Facebook: The virtual little black book
Cairo's student population has jumped aboard the Internet social sensation with the amiable, yet addictive Facebook. Designed in 2004 by two students from Harvard University, Facebook has become one of…
The crafty way to relieve stress
Zakhareef, offers introductory arts and crafts classesAre you crafty? Rasha Rashad, founder of Zakhareef showroom and workshop, definitely fits that description. Of course not in the sense that she's cunning…
Plump up your lips and get the pout of your dreams
Would you like an Angelina Jolie or an Adriana Lima? Fashion has always been influenced my A-list models and actresses, from their outfits, to their hair styles, and now the…
OstazOnline: a solution to the problem of private tuition
Over 2,000 students are currently learning via this powerful alternative to personal tutoringCAIRO: OstazOnline is an e-learning service for students from K4 to K12 studying the Egyptian curriculum. OstazOnline has…
Dreamy dancers and stately gentlemen
Explore the alternative reality of French artist Katherine Bakhoum at Safar KhanA belly dancer, young men wearing tarabeesh (fez) and people dancing in the street, almost flying. Such images dominate…