Egypt envoy back in Algiers after football row
CAIRO: Egypt s ambassador to Algeria, recalled in November after a bitter football row, has returned to Algiers, the foreign ministry told AFP on Sunday.Abdel Aziz Seifelnasr returned to Algiers…
Egypt to host Darfur reconstruction meeting
CAIRO - Egypt is to host a reconstruction conference for the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan on March 21, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. The conference for the…
Cairo ICT kicks off
CAIRO: This year's Cairo ICT opened Sunday with the general consensus that the sector has remained relatively unfazed by the economic slowdown.Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel…
Egypt woos eco-tourists for Sharm El-Sheikh
CAIRO: The Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm El-Sheikh intends to slash its carbon emissions in the next decade to woo a growing class of eco-tourists, a senior government official who…
Vodafone to offer 'fastest wireless in Egypt,' says CEO
CAIRO: Vodafone will start offering new modems in Egypt and the region that will allow wireless streaming of high definition media, according to CEO Hatem Dowidar. Speaking to Daily News…
Egypt falls on global worry, OT bucks
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks succumbed to a global sell-off, sending the benchmark index to its sharpest fall in two weeks, despite a late-session rally by heavyweight Orascom Telecom (OT). Worries over…
Controversial film acclaimed abroad but unseen by Syrians
Overseas, The Long Night has garnered critical acclaim and awards, but at home in Syria censors remain nervous about permitting the screening of a film on the topic of political…
Modern dance takes center stage in Creative Forum
Over the past seven years, the cultural scene in Alexandria has been hit with a vivacious energy incited by the Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups. With a LE 2…
Iran cuts ties with British Museum over ancient treasure
Iran cut ties with the British Museum on Sunday in protest at repeated delays in the loan to Tehran of an ancient Persian treasure, the Cyrus Cylinder, a top official…
Sheikh Jarrah: a microcosm of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
WASHINGTON, DC: Another Friday where Israeli police react with fury and force, trying to bar and then break up the event, and arresting peaceful protesters.Another Friday and more evidence that…
