Fighting inner stereotypes
Global Summit for Women discusses career equality, stereotypesCAIRO: After a decades-long struggle for career equality, women have managed to increase their percentile in the workforce. Statistics show that more women…
Activists continue to face difficulties
CAIRO: Youth for Change activist Mohamed El Sharkawy continues to face impediments in his fight for proper medical treatment at Mahkoum Tora prison. In a recent letter written by him,…
Google launches Arabic news browser
CAIRO: Google Inc., the company that runs and owns the world's largest search engine, announced yesterday the launch of Google News in Arabic. Google News in Arabic will enable users…
Neighborhood Policy delayed by wording on human rights and weapons of mass destruction
EU Ambassador says the ball is in the Egyptian court CAIRO: The European Union and Egypt have failed to reach agreement on the final text of an action plan for…
EgyptAir to privatize by raising capital-minister
CAIRO: The partial privatization of national carrier EgyptAir will take the form of a capital increase to raise money for new planes, Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed Shafiq said on Tuesday.…
Sale of Egypt Aluminum sale postponed indefinitely
CAIRO: The Egyptian government has indefinitely postponed the privatization of Egypt Aluminum, the investment minister was quoted as saying in remarks published on Tuesday. Mahmoud Mohieddin on Monday told a…
Bisc raises funds for Dahab victims
CAIRO: A teacher from The British International School Cairo (BISC) has coordinated a fund raising appeal for the families who lost relatives in the Dahab bombings, raising LE 40,000.Ms. Evan…
Rivals Al Ahli, Zamalek meet in Egyptian Cup final
CAIRO: Unbeaten champions Al Ahli will meet perennial rivals Zamalek in Friday s Egyptian Cup final after both sides triumphed in their respective semi-final matches. Al Ahli s, who have…
New treatment puts children's diarrhea on the run
PARIS: Researchers in the United States say they have identified a drug that is effective against rotavirus, a diarrhea-inducing bug that kills around half a million children a year. They…
Refreshingly simplistic
Mohammed Sharkawy finds untapped potential while at the Townhouse GalleryCAIRO: El Daba, a term used to describe a four-legged animal that carries objects on its back, also happens to be…
