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48 hours in the Big Apple

Forget Paris in the springtime and Rio in the summer. New York…

Theodore May

Rights group launches campaign against mistreatment of lawyers

CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) launched a campaign against…

Essam Fadl

Bikinis, hugs and hairy heroics on world records day

Stripping down to bikinis, cuddling strangers in railway stations and dragging buses…

AFP
AFP

Egypt's illiteracy rate drops slightly to 26 pct

CAIRO: The illiteracy rate in Egypt decreased to 26 percent, a slight…

Safaa Abdoun

Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures

People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is…

AP
AP

Increase in fatalities caused by sectarian violence, report says

CAIRO: Fatalities caused by sectarian violence rose during the period from April…

Sarah Carr

Yoga in India: Cultural immersion, self-knowledge

I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of…

Daily News Egypt

Railway workers to stand trial for Al-Ayyat train crash

CAIRO: Eight Egyptian railway workers will go on trial facing charges of…

Safaa Abdoun

Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit

If you're among those who suffer from clogged kidney arteries, you might…

Daily News Egypt

World Cup chaos fears as Egypt, Algeria clash

JOHANNESBURG: Threats of violence in Cairo have overshadowed the final round of…

AFP
AFP