Egyptian returnees raise concerns over remittances, unemployment
CAIRO: More than 60,000 Egyptians have returned from Libya feeling threatened by a recent wave of protests that have been met with violence — and more are expected to make…
SFD partners with youth council on SME loans
CAIRO: The National Council of Youth has partnered with the Social Fund for Development (SFD) to provide loan facilities for those looking to launch small and medium enterprises. The main…
Egypt agrees dates for referendum, polls: activist
By Marwa Awad / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional change on March 19, a parliamentary election in June and a presidential poll six weeks…
Unsettling America
By Robert Skidelsky LONDON: Is there more to be said about Egypt? Hosni Mubarak has been sacrificed to save the military regime. A “strongman” who cannot keep order in the…
Iran watches the new Iraq cautiously
By Sadegh Zibakalam If an observer monitors news coverage of Iraq in the Iranian media, he or she will be surprised at how minimal it is. The scope of news…
Winds of change
By Safa A. Hussein In recent months, newcomers entering Baghdad via the international airport and those who wander around the international zone and its five-star hotels could not fail to…
Need versus greed
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s…
No to the law of the mob
With reference to Daily News Egypt editorial by Rania Al Malky (February 26-27, page 5) I’d like to point out that your editorial was just a pamphlet. This is…
Egypt delays expected reopening of stock market
CAIRO: Egyptian officials have again delayed the restart of the country's stock exchange, a move that brokers said Tuesday would likely only undercut investor confidence in a market many expect…
Egypt judge says enough legal guarantees for polls
By Dina Zayed/Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian judge in charge of a panel to change the constitution ahead of polls in six months' time said on Monday that the amendments it…