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Hamaki enters the golden cage

Egyptian singer Mohammad Hamaki has bid the single life farewell and entered the golden cage this past week. The wedding ceremony was held at one of the five star hotels in Cairo and a large number of stars and friends attended the wedding.

prominent Egyptian singers Amro Diab and Mohammad Muneer performed at the wedding and Hamaki dedicated a special song titled “Eddi Bi Edik” (My hand in yours) to his new wife Nahla Al Hajri.

Amro sang a collection of his most popular hits that the crowd danced relentlessly to and so was the case with Muneer. Egyptian singer Shireen Abd Al Wahab also presented a number of songs during the ceremony.

The moment Hamaki grabbed the microphone and sang his special song to his wife, the crowd went silent and the lights dimmed and the atmosphere turned into an extremely romantic one.

The guest list at the wedding included the bride and groom’s relatives, close friends and stars from the entertainment world like Ghada Adel and her spouse, Adel Imam, Muna Zaki and Ahmad Hilmi, Hamada Hilal, Ayman Bahjat Qamar, Ameer Tu’aymah and many more.

The couple is to head to the United States for their honeymoon, which will last for 20 days, after which they will return to Egypt and Hamaki will resume work on upcoming career projects.

Child penicillin doses should be reviewed, say experts

Penicillin doses for children - which have stayed the same for 50 years - need to be reviewed because youngsters are getting heavier, experts have said.

Dosages are based on age but an average weight is assumed and average weights have risen, the London-based team warn.

In the British Medical Journal, they say a review is needed to ensure children are getting enough medication.

But one pharmacist said using weight could mean more room for error.

Oral penicillins, such as amoxicillin, account for nearly 4.5 million of the total six million annual prescriptions for antibiotics given to treat childhood bacterial infections each year in the UK.

The current dosing guidelines are set out in the British National Formulary for Children.

Experts from King's College London and St George's, University of London, say basing doses on a child's age was first suggested in the 1950s, and the guidelines medics still use were published in the BMJ in 1963.

These estimated that a baby aged up to one weighed 10kg (22lbs), a two-year-old weighed 13kg (28.6lbs), a five-year-old 18kg (39.6lbs) and a 10-year-old 30kg (66.1lbs).

However, according to the Health Survey for England 2009, the average weight of a five-year-old has risen to 21kg (46.2lbs) and a 10-year-old is 37kg (81.5lbs), suggesting average weights are up to 20% higher than in 1963.

Dr Paul Long, a medicines expert at King's College London who was part of the review team, said: 'We were surprised at the lack of evidence to support the current oral penicillins dosing recommendations for children, as it is such a commonly used drug.

"Children's average size and weight are slowly but significantly changing, so what may have been adequate doses of penicillin 50 years ago are potentially not enough today."

He added: "These days new medicines go through very rigorous testing processes, but we seem to forget about the old ones.

"For adults, penicillin dosages have been reviewed twice in the same period."

Nawal happy with success

Prominent Kuwaiti singer Nawal has expressed her joy at the positive feedback her latest song “Leesh” (Why) has been receiving. Nawal revealed that she intends on releasing more singles before she begins her project of working on a new album.

Nawal stated that the song has been witnessing significant success since it was released and it marked her comeback to the music scenes. The song “Leesh” was released in a mini album that featured three songs.

Nawal noted that in the coming months she will be working on a number of singles to be produced by the production company ‘Rotana’. She added that her next album, which she is putting on hold for now, will also be produced by ‘Rotana’.

Zamalek, Ahli only fined for fireworks

The Egyptian FA has decided to fine Zamalek and Ahli for their fans’ use of fireworks in respective league matches.

The sanction was toned down by the Egyptian football governing body after fans’ persistence to light canisters as the infringement now costs a club EGP 20,000 per match.

Consequently, Zamalek were fined EGP 70,000 for fireworks in away games at Smouha and Arab Contractors, in addition to offensive chants and using laser pointers at the latter’s ground.

League holders Ahli, who had a bye this week, were fined EGP 20,000 for use of fireworks in last month’s win over ENPPI.

In the same FA report, ENPPI coach Mokhtar Mokhtar has been fined EGP 5,000 for protesting against the referee of his side’s match with MCDR on Wednesday.

Egypt elections: Cairo protesters clash with army

Clashes have broken out in Egypt's capital, Cairo, after the army tried to remove demonstrators staging a sit-in near the country's cabinet building.

The protesters threw stones at soldiers, who responded in kind. The troops also fired water cannons at the activists and beat them with batons.

The health ministry said one person had died of suspected gunshot wounds.

The sit-in began three weeks ago after the appointment of a new prime minister by Egypt's governing military council.

The protesters want the generals to transfer power immediately to a civilian authority, and not wait until a presidential election in mid-2012.

The military council took control of the country after a popular uprising forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down in February.3

Majed Al Muhandis welcomes the New Year in Kuwait and Dubai

Iraqi singer Majed Al Muhandis has begun preparations for his upcoming concerts in celebration of the New Year, which he will hold in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The first performance Majed will hold is on December 30^th in Kuwait at the Ice Arena. The event is organized by the company ‘Stars Fnet’ and will mark Majed’s second performance in Kuwait, the first being during the Hello February Music Festival.

Majed stated that he is very happy to be given the opportunity to perform in Kuwait for a second time in the same year and he promises his fans to sing a collection of songs that were carefully chosen to ensure they meet their satisfaction and expectation.

On December 31^st, Majed will head to the UAE along with his band to hold a New Year’s Eve concert in Dubai. The event is organized by the production company ‘Rotana’ at the Al Habtour Grand Hotel.

The singer has in the past few months released a number of singles as a gift to his fans due to the fact that his promised new album has been postponed and is now scheduled to be released in February 2012.

Muna Zaki will not flee Egypt

Prominent Egyptian actress Muna Zaki stressed that she has no intention of leaving Egypt if Islamist parties came into power. She added that she is confident that the entertainment industry in Egypt will not be affected by such drastic shifts in power.

Muna took part in the second round of parliamentary elections in Egypt, but refused to reveal the candidate’s name that she voted for, fearing that revealing her choice will affect that of others.

With regards to leaving Egypt if Islamist came into power, Muna stated that with respects to others opinions, she will not flee her country under any circumstance.

Ahmad Al Sakka has no fear of Islamists

Egyptian actor Ahmad Al Sakka stated that Islamists parties in Egypt are not monsters and fear of them obtaining political power in Egypt is overly exaggerated and not justified.

Ahmad stressed that Islamists parties in Egypt are ordinary Egyptian citizens and if they came into power they will work to better conditions in the country. He added if they fail they will be ousted by the people as was the case of the former government of President Husni Mubarak.

Ahmad said that the subject of the Islamists winning the Parliamentary Elections has been overstated in the media and the people of Egypt should accept the choice of the majority whether it is voting for and Islamists party or any other. He added that everyone should be given a fair chance to win and that is the essence of democracy.

Ahmad expressed his irritation at some media sources that are making a mockery of Islamists parties and people should respect every party running for elections and judge them based on the outcome of their agenda not their religious beliefs.

Vandals try to start fire in West Bank mosque

Vandals have started a fire in a mosque in a West Bank village, in the second such attack in two days.

Officials in Burka, east of Ramallah, said that carpets and chairs were burnt in the local mosque and Hebrew graffiti saying ";war was scrawled on the wal.

On Tuesday, a fire was started in a 12th Century mosque in Jerusalem.

The incidents are being blamed on Jewish settlers angry at what they see as Israeli government attempts to restrict settlement building.

"This is a cowardly, despicable act by settlers," the head of Burka council, Abdelqadr Sumrean, told the BBC. "They want us to leave our land but we will never do that."

No-one saw the perpetrators of the attack in Burqa, which took place in the middle of the night. However, it is located within a kilometre of Migron, a settlement outpost which is due to be demolished early next year under an order from Israel's Supreme Court.

Hassan inspires Zamalek to Contractors win

Zamalek cruised to a 3-1 victory over Arab Contractors in the Egyptian league as Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan bagged a brace for the Whites.

Veteran Hassan scored twice at either side of the interval on 20 and 52 minutes before full-back Ahmed Samir assured the victory late in the second half.

Right back Bassem Ali netted the hosts’ sole goal eight minutes from the end of the first-half.

Zamalek had to play with ten men 11 minutes from the end of regular time as youngster Ahmed Tawfik received his marching orders for two bookable offences.

Hassan Shehata’s team move to fifth in the league table with 13 points, three adrift of leaders Harras Hodoud but the former still have a game in hand. Contactors are 16th on three.