This race is both first-timer friendly and ideal for marathoners in training. We have been working vigorously since December to prepare runners for this day. We have invested a significant amount of time and energy into building the stepping-stones (...)
What does street child really mean?
The statistics on Egypt's street children are confusing and unclear. In 1999 the Egyptian government stated the official number of street children was 17,228. Twelve years later the government estimated the number (...)
In what Charles V of Spain (1500-1558) termed “los buenos dias viejos" and Taha Hussein in 1948 – “fii-l-ayyaam al-2adiima-TTayyiba" (the good old days), a man could leave home with LE20 on a trip to the supermarket for a bar of soap, and, three (...)
When some people feel that the end is nigh, they choose to give up. But positive people face up to the challenge, and pick themselves up, brush themselves off and start all over again.
"We chose to start again, because our dream is to see our (...)
Cairo runners pose for a group shot
Courtesy of Cairo Runners Facebook group
Though you will occasionally find people running around the perimeter of the military stadium, or some random complex that has a pavement, running has a long way to go in (...)
Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters rally for constitution
In a peaceful rally in Cairo's Nasr City, tens of thousands show their support for the draft constitution and for President Mohamed Morsi's 'legitimacy'
Sherif Tarek
Tens of thousands of (...)
Tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in Cairo on Tuesday to build support for and against the anticipated referendum on constitution. Ahram Online followed and talked to both sides on a tense evening
Tens of thousands of Morsi (...)
When young members of several leftist, liberal and nationalist parties, now supposedly united in the National Salvation Front (NSF), met early this week to announce plans to hold demonstrations in front of the presidential palace in Heliopolis on (...)
CAIRO - Life in general has become quite boring and even most music performances are dull and predictable – I know what to expect exactly... they will be a few minutes late, that particular vocalist will sing out of key, they've hired a horrible (...)
No Military Trials activist Mohammad Fouda
Photo by Rachel Adams
At a time when Egyptians believed they were still reaping the rewards of their glorious uprising, only a few swam against the current and dared to say the unspoken truth. Those few (...)
Remco for Touristic Villages Constructions (RTVC.CA) aims at achieving incomes from Stella La Baron, estimated by EGP 150 million in 2012.
Oncy Youssef, investors' relation manager, said the project is on an area of 2.300 meters in Korba, (...)
CAIRO: SunCity, a new addition to Egypt's shopping and entertainment centers worth more than LE 3 billion (about $497 million) in total investments, officially opened last week.
This is the first retail flagship for HNS Group, an international (...)
Set directly on the main road that runs through Korba, this brand new café offers sushi as well as your typical café food.
From a street-view no passersby could guess what function the building used to serve. Café Supreme opted to highlight (...)
You would be super smart to make reservations in advance at any restaurant, regardless if they have something special for Valentines. Just avoid wasting your time and making your stomach rumble when you both are in high anticipation of a nice dinner (...)
CAIRO - Public transportation in Cairo is certainly challenging for locals and foreigners alike. Indeed, the challenge has become bigger since the revolution. Microbuses are out of the question for many commuters; their drivers drive recklessly and (...)
CAIRO: Once the Eid prayer is finished and the Egyptian worshippers have exited the mosques, the family rituals, common to many Egyptian homes, will begin in earnest.
Some families visit relatives while others take picnics in parks to celebrate (...)
This Friday, Ukrainians will be dancing in Kiev's main square while students in the Dominican Republic will paint the country's first ever bike lane. The Egyptians won't be outdone: they are planning to cycle, walk or roller-skate under the slogan (...)
A Mashrou' El Mareekh or Mars Project touring Egyptian cities initially sounded humorous. In only two years, however, it proved to be one of the most promising cultural movements. The young and talented Mariam El Quessny, who founded the movement, (...)
CAIRO: Global Knowledge, global provider of IT and business skills training, announced the relocation of its Cairo office and training center to Sheraton Heliopolis from Korba Heliopolis.
The company's new headquarters house additional classrooms (...)
The Korba Festival is an annual celebration which held on Baghdad Street in Cairo's Heliopolis neighborhood. The residents of the area rally to spend different day in cafes and restaurants to enjoy the special atmosphere.
The youth of the area (...)
A group of Facebook activists decided to organize a Korba Festival to be held on July 22 from 2:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. The Facebook group included more than 4,000 people who support the festival and want it to happen.
The festival organizers (...)
Known to many in Egypt and abroad, the Annual Korba Festival was associated with Egypt's former first lady Suzanne Mubarak, being the main fundraiser and organiser.
This year, The Employer and The Trainer magazines took the initiative to revive (...)
Without giving an exact date, The Employer magazine announced that the Korba Festival 2011, originally planned to take place onFriday 1 July,is postponed to sometime in autumn this year.
The Employers Korba Festival was to share the Egyptian (...)
Hussein Salem is one of the richest men in Egypt and one of the closest friends of the ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family.
Salem fled the country days before the ousting of Mubarak. He has been wanted in Egypt for months on multiple (...)