Science
From neighborhood to museum?
February 3, 2010
From neighborhood to museum?
A few meters away from the entrance of Wekalat Oda Pasha two men sit around a small campfire made from…
This day in history: Arafat made PLO leader
February 2, 2010
This day in history: Arafat made PLO leader
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) was officially formed at an Arab summit, called for by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser…
4 years ago today: El-Salam 98 sinks in Red Sea
February 2, 2010
4 years ago today: El-Salam 98 sinks in Red Sea
El-Salam 98 ferry was built in 1970 by an Italian company. The ferry was used for marine trips in Italian…
Qatari ship spills oil in Suez Gulf
February 1, 2010
Qatari ship spills oil in Suez Gulf
The Ministry of the Environment ordered the quick clean up of a 20-kilometer-long oil spill in the Gulf of Suez.…
This day in history: Passing of a film icon
January 28, 2010
This day in history: Passing of a film icon
"Bus Driver," "The Innocent," "The Nurse," "Sins"--these are but a handful of the landmark films featuring legendary Egyptian movie star…
Politics and war of Elie Hobeika
January 24, 2010
Politics and war of Elie Hobeika
Born on 22 September 1956, Elie Hobeika was a Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War, and a…
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
January 20, 2010
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
Born in 1921 in Alexandria, Saphinaz Zulfikar, or Queen Farida, member of the Egyptian-Circassian family of Zulfikar, was King Farouk's…
Royal tombs threatened with collapse
January 20, 2010
Royal tombs threatened with collapse
Leaking water from Ein el-Seira, a body of water formed by six springs, is threatening cemeteries in the Emam el-Leithy…
Keeping water safe at its source
January 19, 2010
Keeping water safe at its source
Herodotus famously wrote 2500 years ago that "Egypt is the gift of the Nile." But 50 years after the construction…
Climate change: Precarious Rosetta
January 18, 2010
Climate change: Precarious Rosetta
Around Rosetta, the dramatic effects of climate change can already be seen. Along the city, famous for the stone that…