Police holding 200 Muslim Brotherhood protesters
CAIRO: Egyptian police are holding some 200 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood who were arrested during a protest near a courthouse in the Nile Delta town of Zagazig, the group…
Pharmaceuticals lobby for change in pricing regime as margins shrink
CAIRO: One of the most staggering features of Cairo s retail landscape is its multitude of pharmacies. Pick any random street corner and there s a good chance that you…
A definite dive
El Ghawwas loses its focusCAIRO: Once you get through the overused opening scene of the film, in which Amer Mounib and Hassan Hosny appear drunk in a club while trying…
Stolen Egyptian artifact removed from NY auction
NEW YORK: A 4000-year-old Egyptian alabaster container shaped like a duck and used for a funeral offering has been withdrawn from auction because it may be stolen property, Christie s…
Egypt among countries listed in detainee transfer controversy
STRASBOURG: EU lawmakers on Monday approved a report by a special committee condemning what it called mounting evidence of U.S. human rights abuses, and accused the CIA of using fictitious…
Australian team says referee apologized over disputed goal
KAISERSLAUTERN: Australia s players said Egyptian referee Esam Abd El Fatah had apologized for allowing a disputed goal against them in their 3-1 over Japan in World Cup Group F…
Japan's Kansai airport runway closed in fear of oil leak from Egyptian airliner
TOKYO: Osaka s international airport temporarily closed its runway Monday out of fear of a possible oil leak from an Egyptian airliner that just landed, airport officials said.The EgyptAir flight…
El-Gabali says bird flu will remain for years because of household birds
CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali said yesterday that although the avian flu virus has been nearly eliminated in farms, the disease is likely to remain in Egypt for years…
Living under a cloud
Mohamed Makhzangi's arousing report from Kiev following the Chernobyl disasterMemories of a Meltdown: An Egyptian between Moscow and ChernobylBy Mohamed MakhzangiTranslated by Samah SelimPublished by the American University in Cairo…
