France seeks electricity lines under Mediterranean, say sources
PARIS: France is working on plans for a consortium of companies to build a vast network of undersea electricity lines to bring solar power from Africa to Europe, sources close…
Rescuers search Moroccan lake for UAE leader's brother
RABAT: Rescuers searching for a brother of the United Arab Emirates president whose glider crashed in Morocco combed through rugged terrain and swampland on Sunday near the capital Rabat, officials…
Standing up for Astasia
Set in the countryside of Upper Egypt, "Astasia” centers on a murder where everyone is a suspect. On the surface of the latest novel by Egyptian Khairy Shalaby (Dar Al…
'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3 mln debut
How to Train Your Dragon” breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. Distributed by Paramount,…
ElBaradei takes Egypt reform campaign to the street
CAIRO: Egypt's most high-profile dissident, former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, has taken his reformist campaign to the street with a whirlwind of encounters with Muslim worshippers, Christian activists and…
Biden wishes President Mubarak speedy recovery
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden called President Hosni Mubarak on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from surgery in Germany, the White House said. The vice president called…
April 6 movement plans demonstration, undergoes training to deal with detention
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement notified the Ministry of Interior of the demonstration it plans to stage on April 6 in front of parliament, calling for constitutional amendments on…
SODIC's CEO and Managing Director, receives the Best CEO of the Year Award
CAIRO: SODIC's CEO and Managing Director, Maher Maksoud, received the Global Trade Matters-Egyptian Exchange (GTM/EGX) Best CEO of the Year Award. Maksoud accepted the award during the GTM/EGX Fifth Annual…