<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>TheDailyNewsEgypt.com</title><link>http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com</link><description>TheDailyNewsEgypt.com</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>© 2006-2007</copyright><pubDate>7/24/2008 1:23:52 PM</pubDate><item><title>Al khan 25 July 2008</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15251</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Grand engagement at the Hyatt</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15252</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Early works of Egyptian masters uncovered in new exhibition</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15253</link><description><![CDATA[The Zamalek Art Gallery is hosting its “Masterpieces” exhibition this week.The title is certainly an understatement: The artwork on display is a rare collection of paintings, some of which have never been exhibited before.The exhibition boasts the works of Egypt’s greatest painters, including Hamed ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Forgotten history of Ramsis car resurrected in new documentary</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15254</link><description><![CDATA[There is a certain stinging pathos about Rami Abdel Jubbar’s documentary tribute to the (now defunct) Egyptian-produced “Ramsis car.”Even to individuals, owning a car means status: social (and literal) mobility.Think then what the significance of a domestic car industry is: The plight of America’s a]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>A harmonious evening with Tri-Orient</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15255</link><description><![CDATA[Those deep, longing melodies sung by great legends from the Arab region known as Bilad El-Sham will always elicit a kind of nostalgic response.Whether you’ve visited Lebanon, witnessed its paradoxical beauty hanging between love and war, or just read of its war-torn history, it is near-nigh impossib]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>BOOK REVIEW: An addict without a cause</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15256</link><description><![CDATA[Days after the release of novice novelist/producer/scriptwriter Essam Youssef’s debut novel “1/4 Gram,” the book instantly became the unexpected success story of the year. A few months following the release of the 635-page book; “1/4 Gram” managed to topple the bestseller lists of nearly every major]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Somalia: Time to pay attention</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15257</link><description><![CDATA[While the world looks elsewhere, Somalia is in flames. The nation just topped a list of the world's most unstable countries by Foreign Policy magazine, and the United Nations has declared the humanitarian situation there "worse than Darfur." In the next three months the number of people requiring im]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Two and a Half Cheers for the Mediterranean Union</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15258</link><description><![CDATA[Maybe it is time to be a bit more generous to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and look at the outcome of what he does rather than the way that he does it. The original launch of the Mediterranean Union almost sank the whole enterprise. Appearing to speak without giving the issue much thought, Sarko]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Re-Thinking the Iranian Nuclear Threat</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15259</link><description><![CDATA[Would it be a great disaster if Iran had nuclear weapons? As a habitual contrarian, I pose the question because almost everyone seems to believe that it would, and that it must be prevented at all costs. But is that true?John Bolton, the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said in]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>News in brief</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15260</link><description><![CDATA[Egypt’s cotton crop to reach 1.9 mln feddans in 2009 Egypt’s total crop production of cotton will reach 1.9 million feddans in 2009, Al-Ahram newspaper quoted Tharwat Al-Miniawy, chairman of Cotton Arbitration and Testing General Organization (CATGO), as saying. Al-Miniawy said that the studies for ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Struggling WTO talks rive by new strains</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15261</link><description><![CDATA[GENEVA: Strains between big and small countries worsened tension between rich and poor at WTO trade talks here on Thursday as countries struggled to thrash out a new global free-trade pact.Negotiators continued meetings after a grueling session overnight, but despite efforts by some to stress progre]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Egypt’s chemical exports on the rise</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15262</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Egypt’s chemical and petrochemical exports topped $10 billion in the first half of 2008, marking a significant milestone for a burgeoning industry. This figure illustrates a substantial increase from 2007 when exports amounted to $6.8 billion, according to statistics released by the Chemical ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Egypt growth rates expected to take a nose dive, shows poll</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15263</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: As the hot waves of the US subprime crisis continue to melt down the global economy, many are questioning Egypt ability to maintain its record high growth rates in the current fiscal year.While statements from government officials point to the affirmative, a recent Reuters opinion poll predic]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Zidan scores in Hamburg friendly</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15264</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan scored a goal and set up another as Hamburg thrashed fourth division VFB Lubeck 5-0 in a pre-season friendly.The Egypt striker started for a second-string HSV team, which did not include the likes of Ivica Olic, Rafael Van der Vaart and Paolo Guerrero.Anton Putsilo, Anis Ben-Hat]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Zaki ruled out of Super Cup</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15265</link><description><![CDATA[Cairo: Wigan Athletic have refused to allow Amr Zaki participate in Zamalek's Egyptian Super Cup game against arch-rivals Ahly on Sunday.Zaki, who has recently joined Wigan on a season-long loan, had been hoping to take part in the anticipated game before linking up with his new teammates.Zamalek co]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Abbas vows to financially back Zamalek</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15266</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Zamalek chairman Mamdouh Abbas has vowed to fulfill the club’s financial obligations even if he was to leave his post.The club's board election was due to be held on Friday, but a court ruling postponed it for an indefinite period. The court said that former Zamalek chairman Mortada Mansour s]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Egyptologists debate Pharaohs’ names, pyramid theories</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15267</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: In a recent interview with Al-Masry Al Youm Dr. Osama Al-Saadawi claimed there have been discrepancies in deciphering and translating the Pharaonic languages.  As a result, the image of Ancient Egyptians has been skewed.“The French icon Champollion made serious mistakes when translating the R]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Egypt to host Israel-Hamas separate talks next week</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15268</link><description><![CDATA[RAMALLAH: Sources in Egypt have told The Media Line news agency that Israeli and Hamas delegations are expected to hold separate talks next week with Egyptian intelligence officials brokering negotiations between the parties. The planned talks are described as an attempt to initiate an “intensive” d]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>April 6 activists stand by detained peers</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15269</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Young activists from the April 6 movement launched a spirited demonstration Thursday in protest at the arrest of 14 of their compatriots.The 14 youths, aged in their early to mid 20s, were snatched off the streets of Alexandria by police as they celebrated the July 23 national holiday on the ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Female political participation up among grassroots, down among educated young</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15270</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: The fertile governorate of Menufiya can claim to have contributed more to Egyptian politics than most. The birthplace of President Hosni Mubarak and former president Anwar Sadat still features many prominent candidates from the National Democratic Party (NDP) and other political parties, and ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Mahalla drinking water unfit for human consumption, says report</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15271</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Drinking water in some of the villages in Mahalla El-Kobra was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride, according to a report by the chemical and bacteriological labs at the Ministry of Health. The findings are some of several released by the Ministry of ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Fear of escalated response in Damietta over Agrium plant</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15272</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: Members of the People’s Assembly (PA) and local leaders of Damietta have warned of a possible escalation in residents’ response to the continued presence of the Agrium nitrogen and ammonia plant near Ras El-Bar resort.Although the PA had decided to remove the plant from Damietta, the plant si]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Parents furious at higher education minister for medical school cuts</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15273</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: It seems that the thanawiya amma saga will not end this year as first category students continue the university application process this week. One parent of a thanawiya amma (national secondary certificate) student, Ehsan Moharram, has pressed charges against the Minister of Higher Education ]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Ministry announces new pay scales for doctors</title><link>http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15274</link><description><![CDATA[CAIRO: The Ministry of Health has released details of new pay scales for doctors working within the ministry.According to the website of the Doctors’ Syndicate, the new pay scales are time-tabled for implementation between August and October 2008.Under the changes, interning doctors or general pract]]></description><pubDate>Thursday, July 24, 2008</pubDate></item></channel></rss>