Arab League chief Moussa poised for second term
CAIRO: A popular figure in his native Egypt, Amr Moussa is standing unopposed for a second five-year term as Arab League secretary general at the organization s summit on Tuesday…
Land dispute ends in bloodshed
CAIRO: Members of two families in a southern Egyptian village battled with automatic weapons Saturday in a dispute over land, killing four people, police said.Three brothers of the El-Dor family…
Egypt close to eradicating curse of elephantiasis
LONDON: Egypt is close to eliminating elephantiasis. This is one of the world s most disfiguring diseases and has plagued the country since the time of the pharaohs, scientists said…
Viagra for the young
CAIRO: Initially advertised by pharmaceutical companies as the drug to rev-up the love life of mature adults, Viagra has recently become the drug of choice for youth, who buy it…
Heritage dumped in favor of the fat cats
A Supreme Council Court decision taken in January has thrust greedy developers into a fever. Without notice, the country s beautiful historic buildings, as well as turn-of-the century villas and…
The Day The World Changed
The incredibly detailed timeline and graphic photographs of the 9/11 attacks are likely to evoke strong feelings. And perhaps conflicting feelings: Horror at the attacks, but maybe also resentment about…
The purpose of production
CAIRO: At a protest in Tahrir recently, there were about 50 people chanting slogans about freedom, God and justice. Although the number of protesters eventually grew, there were initially more…
Present and Tense
I am into shampoo now. My fastest selling product is a special car shampoo that removes stains and forensic evidence within minutes. Not even the faintest smell of gunpowder or…
Mido gets away with it
A recent issue of the sports section of The Sunday Times devoted an entire page to Ahmed "Mido Hossam, Egypt's most famous football export. As you can guess from the…
DINING
CAIRO: Tuesday's for the most part are not the busiest days for restaurants. Not so with Aqua, however, which is attracting more and more of Egypt's sushi fans with it's…
