Italian honor
ŠΘ###Salmaway is the head of the French publication Al-Ahram Hebdo, head of the Writers Union and also a famous writer and novelist, here, Mamdoh El Beltagy and Amr Moussa##Nazly Madkour,…
Egypt trims squad for Spain friendly
CAIRO: African champions Egypt have settled on a 21-man squad for their friendly against World Cup-bound Spain in Elche on Sunday, dropping five players from a preliminary list named by…
Choosing to speak out
CAIRO: Talk can be cheap, but for the participants of the Bussy Project performance, talking means having the courage to speak up.In a performance exclusively for the American University in…
A taste of 19th century Egypt
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press held its annual Book, Art and Music Festival Monday evening at the newly restored Muhammad Ali Palace, showing off its publications in…
Ooh Ricky!
CAIRO: "We love you, Ricky! screamed the Egyptian audience as the Latin star made his way offstage after a two-hour over-the-top performance on Monday night. The concert at Media City…
Protests planned in response to alleged torture
CAIRO: The Hisham Mubarak Law Center has issued a statement which declares a demonstration will take place on Thursday, June 1, in front of Kasr El Nil police station, Garden…
Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza
Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY: Israeli troops staged their first ground operation in the Gaza Strip Tuesday since pulling out of the territory last year, killing three Islamic Jihad militants and…
Saudi king to visit Egypt for Mideast talks
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah is to visit Egypt on Wednesday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of an Israeli-Egyptian summit, a Saudi official said Tuesday.…
Defendant in Egyptian trial of Sinai attacks says he was tortured into confessing
ISMAILIYA: An Egyptian suspect in a 2004 terror attack denied police charges against him and told a court on Monday that he was tortured into confessing.The defendant, Osama Al Nakhlawi,…
Calyon Egypt approves $87 million capital hike
CAIRO: Calyon Bank Egypt, which is 75 percent owned by French investment bank Calyon, is to issue new stock to raise its capital to LE 500 million ($86.7 million), the…
