Freedom to Create kicks off event series in Cairo
CAIRO: Freedom to Create, a renowned international organization, has announced that it will host its 2010 award ceremony — in addition to various other noteworthy events related to the awards…
Meet the players: Al-Wafd Party
Al-Wafd Party is considered by many to be the most powerful and influential official opposition party in Egypt. It has enjoyed a long history as a liberal party in…
Blue-chips drag Egypt lower, Orascoms weigh
CAIRO: Index heavyweight Orascom Construction and other blue-chips dragged Egypt's benchmark index lower as investors unnerved by political concerns on the Korean peninsula and global economic woes dumped stocks.…
Court upholds ruling annulling Madinaty land contract
CAIRO: A court upheld a ruling on Tuesday that invalidates the sale of state land to Talaat Mostafa Group for the developer’s Madinaty project, and said that the government must…
EHC signs $298 mln loan for chemical complex
CAIRO: Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC), a petrochemical firm, signed a deal for a $298 million loan on Nov. 22 to expand operations in Ain Sohkna with a chemical complex Financing…
British filmmaker makes women’s struggle feel good
British filmmaker Niger Cole doesn't mince his words — his new movie "Made in Dagenham," he says, is decidedly British, taking a serious union struggle and turning it into gritty,…
Britain wins 5 International Emmys
Bob Hoskins and Helena Bonham Carter captured the top acting awards as British TV productions won five International Emmys on Monday, including two for the BBC drama, "The Street." A…
Auction marks coming of age of Africa’s photography
As shots of Marilyn Monroe by glam snapper Richard Avedon go on sale for tens of thousands of euros at Paris' annual photo show, a collection of lesser cash but…
Mob attacks opposition Brotherhood figure in Minya, says group
By Maggie Michael /AP CAIRO: A mob armed with knives attacked a senior lawmaker from Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Monday hours after he accused the government of already rigging next…
US ‘closely monitoring’ arrests ahead of Egypt vote
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States is "closely following" reports of arrests and intimidation ahead of Egypt's legislative elections and has expressed concerns to Cairo, the State Department said Monday.…
