Dec 31st, 2008 · Arab foreign ministers meet Wednesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo to discuss the Israeli bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip. A number of wounded Palestinians are receiving treatment in the Egyptian capital.
Dec 29th, 2008 · Egyptians are increasingly angry with their government for refusing to open up the border with Gaza. Egyptian and Hamas security forces exchanged fire at the frontier Sunday after Hamas tried to force open the border. Cairo has dispatched additional security forces.
Dec 19th, 2008 · In a small town north of Cairo, Egypt, Amal Suleiman has quietly made history by becoming the first female marriage official in the Muslim world. She says she's no radical but that expanding career choices for Muslim women is simply a matter of common sense.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Egypt's capital city is blanketed by an inky haze of pollution that on its worst days can bring noxious, throat-burning fumes. Most people blame the black cloud on farmers burning agricultural waste. While the government has made some progress in trying to reduce the smog level, it has a long way to go.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Egypt's capital city is blanketed by an inky haze of pollution that on its worst days can bring noxious, throat-burning fumes. Most people blame the black cloud on farmers burning agricultural waste. While the government has made some progress in trying to reduce the smog level, it has a long way to go.
May 14th, 2008 · More than 50 black residents of the town of Cairo recently converted to Judaism. Without a synagogue nearby, the converts traveled six hours each week to study with a rabbi. In the process, some lost their jobs.
May 11th, 2008 · This summer, American University in Cairo is set to open a $400 million campus outside the country's capital. The 260-acre site uses environmentally conscious designs and extensive gardens to keep buildings cool during the day and warm at night.
May 4th, 2008 · A short distance from the new $30 million Al-Azhar Park in Cairo, Egypt, young environmentalists are installing solar hot-water heaters in poor neighborhoods. They're overcoming setbacks — and bridging religious divides — to bring change in a time of environmental upheaval.