CAIRO: In a moving speech, Alexandrian 13-year-old Ibrahim Khaled thanked those who helped him win one of the 2008 global art competition administered by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
Khaled was presented with an individual prize (...)
CAIRO: Aimed at breaking social barriers and building women's professional and leadership skills is a three-year project under the name "Young Women's Leadership Program (YWLP).
The YWLP, launched by USAID in partnership with the Center for (...)
CAIRO: This academic year will witness the opening of the first Chinese school in Egypt, catering to increasing global and local demand to learn the Far Eastern language.
Referred to as the "pilot school for Chinese-Egyptian Friendship, the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt is moving steady towards achieving the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals, says the latest report about Egypt's progress in the world wide campaign.
All speakers at the conference applauded Egypt for their progress (...)
Hiring foreign managers to run Egyptian hotels is commonplace and there are actually few Egyptian hotel general managers. Haitham Nassar was able to break into the field and recently became one of the youngest general managers when he took the helm (...)
CAIRO: In an attempt to raise awareness about International Peace Day on Sept. 21, the United Nations is encouraging people to send messages to world leaders to promote peace.
The campaign known as Text for Peace has promised that the messages (...)
CAIRO: Sixty seven percent of Muslims feel that Ramadan is becoming too commercial, revealed a recent survey assessing Muslims perception of the holy month.
Online research firm Maktoob Research surveyed 6,128 people from across the Middle East (...)
CAIRO: To people on the outside, Egypt seems to be an economically developed, stable country, but a closer look would reveal a world of suffering and "daily humiliations, The Economist said in its latest issue, which discussed power rotation.
The (...)
CAIRO: While the use of synthetic drugs is either stabilized or decreasing in countries around the world, it is booming in East and South East Asia and the Middle East, according to a new United Nations report.
The United Nations Office on Drugs (...)
CAIRO: "Governments around the world need to step up efforts to improve access to education, health and basic sanitation, as well as stimulating employment creation, agricultural development and providing more social protection to vulnerable groups (...)
In a month, known as the month of fasting, bad eating habits lead to many health problems.
Numerous studies have revealed that fasting is healthy as it offers the body a thorough detoxification as well as allowing some of the body's systems to (...)
CAIRO: Two lawyers have initiated legal proceedings against Egypt's prime minister, the education minister and the minister of higher education in objection to their decision to start the academic year on Sept. 20.
They claimed that the ministers (...)
CAIRO: During Ramadan, employers be considerate of the long hours domestic workers have to endure to create the iftar feasts and prepare the sohour meal, says Human Rights Watch (HRW).
New extensive research by HRW revealed that there is a (...)
CAIRO: Renowned Israeli peace activist Abie Nathan, whose actions constantly put him at odds with Israeli authorities, died Wednesday at the age of 81.
Nathan, who founded the Voice of Peace radio station, was known for making trips to Egypt. His (...)
CAIRO: The Ministry of Education's decision to start the school year on Sept. 20 as usual, coinciding with the last 10 days of Ramadan, has left students frustrated.
Many expected the ministry to postpone the start of the school year to October, (...)
CAIRO: A non-governmental organization under the name Big Heart is lending a helping hand to people who are suffering from depression, learning disabilities, drug addiction as well as the less ordinary social ailments such as infidelity and (...)
CAIRO: Muslims are bracing themselves for Ramadan which this year will fall during the long hot days of September. Since people will be fasting for than half the day, many have found a controversial way to cope with the hunger - diet (...)
Ten years ago Dr Ashraf Metwally, a cosmetic surgeon in a Maadi clinic, used to do two breast augmentation surgeries per year, but now he gets at least 45 a year.
"There has definitely been a boom, he told Daily News Egypt.
"Female breasts are (...)
CAIRO: Egypt is making substantial progress in the outsourcing services industry in comparison to European, Middle Eastern and African countries, according to a recent report.
The speedy progress in the outsourcing domain was hailed in several (...)
CAIRO: Head of the Doctors' Syndicate Hamdy El Sayed refuted claims made by human rights activists that the proposed organ transplant law discriminates between Muslims and Christians.
The draft law that would regulate organ donations and (...)
CAIRO: Fifty-one percent of women in the Middle East believe that their gender will not affect their chances of career advancement, a recent study found, indicating forward strides in the workplace and clearing common misconceptions about working (...)