Sports Talk: Could be better
It's a pity Ahly didn't make it to the final of the World Club Championship (WCC) in Japan. A final appearance would have looked good on Ahly's CV. But the…
Two Egyptians hanged for murdering toddler
QENA: Two Egyptians were hanged Tuesday for beating and electrocuting to death a toddler whose cries were spoiling their televised football game, security sources said. Hosni Ramadan Mahmoud Ahmed, a…
Take your pick
Christmas CarolsSt. Mark s Church Choir and Om El-Nour orchestra invite you to come and share in the Christmas spirit and listen to a selection of heartwarming carols that are…
Art in a sea of sand
Creative caravan journeys through the Western DesertBy Joseph Badtke-BerkowThe stone faces in the limestone cliffs that rise from the sands of the Western Desert like giant decorated facades of an…
Egypt seeks gradual implementation of EU-demanded reforms
MFTI: 2010 target for free trade with EU unlikely to be met but vision will prevail. CAIRO: Government and business leaders met with the European Commission s Enterprise Policy Unit…
Egypt releases details on American held on suspicion terror links
Egyptian authorities are holding an American on suspicion of having terror ties, and a security official says the man is from Ohio.The American was arrested late last month along with…
Fame, fortune and a social conscience
If you were passing by the American University in Cairo yesterday afternoon, you might have been forgiven for thinking there was rock concert held at its gates. The air trembled…
Muslim Brotherhood join regional outcry condemning Israeli nuke program
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Iran and Arab states on Wednesday seized on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s statement implying that Israel has nuclear weapons, calling it proof of a regional threat and…
Brotherhood senior figure no longer under house arrest
CAIRO: A day after his release from prison on Saturday, Essam El-Erian, one of the most prominent leaders of the banned-but-tolerated Muslim Brotherhood opposition group was placed under house arrest.But…