LUXOR, Egypt -- One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home to such renowned monuments as Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Valley of the Kings.

CairoActive shares saw a downward trend on November 8 after a three-week upward movement. Analysts attributed the slump to profit taking.

THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT: THOU SHALT VISIT PRISONERS A Cairene accused of hanging his wife on a washing line from which she plunged to her death has committed suicide, the semi-official Al Akhbar reported on June 19.

HOPES OF FINDING ATHLETE'S ATTACKER SQUASHED Egyptian public prosecutors have closed an investigation into last month's stabbing of squash player Ahmed Barada, ranked third in the world, court sources said on April 24.

Distance education, an alternative to classroom instruction, is expanding rapidly in the Middle East thanks to eEducation leader VirtualAcademics.com, Inc (VADC).

A taste of world handball came to Egypt before the start of the World Handball championship in Egypt, scheduled to begin July 1.

What began as an attempt by Prime Minister Kamal Al Ganzouri to resolve the seasonal bottleneck in cement supply, snowballed last week into a full scale challenge to cement industry bosses and Public Enterprise Minister Atef Ebeid's authority.

Suralikeit site because it was offensive to Muslims raised the issue of stereotypes and defamation in the cyber village. Muslims were stunned by this new attack on their faith and reacted very emotionally.