IGI launches LE 5 bln housing project
CAIRO: IGI Real Estate, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the International Group for Investment (IGI), launched Wednesday a LE 5 billion middle-income residential development.Kenanah, to be located in Sixth of October…
Suez Canal nine-month revenues down
CAIRO: Revenues from the Suez Canal remain low, recording a year-on-year decrease of 24 percent for the first nine months of 2009, Al-Gomhuria newspaper reported.A year ago the canal drew…
Egypt to allow 100,000 tons of rice exports: Rachid
CAIRO: Egypt will begin exporting 100,000 tons of rice every month starting Dec. 1 curbing an 18-month ban on rice exports, the trade minister said Thursday in a statement. Under…
An honest, 'up close' look of Cairo
Over and over again, across countless art spaces, foreign artists have shared their view of our multi-layered, metropolitan capital; a theme that has not only been exhausted to death over…
An Egyptian in Wonderland
His name is Yasser Hamed. You ve probably never heard of him before, but remember him well, because soon you will.An Egyptian-born Australian citizen, Hamed is a senior visual effects…
No Egyptian films at the Cairo International Film Festival, says CIFF president
CAIRO: "Not a single Egyptian movie is entering the Cairo International Film Festival this year, the only film which has applied was withdrawn, said President of the CIIFF, Ezzat Abou…
Yemen: snapshot of a potential future
The conflict, or should one say, the conflicts in Yemen arise from a mosaic of reasons. On the surface, the ongoing armed conflict in the country was sparked by a…
The death-defying dollar
BERKELEY: The blogosphere is abuzz with reports of the dollar's looming demise. The greenback has fallen against the euro by nearly 15% since the beginning of the summer. Central banks…
Achieving growth in a rebalanced world
MILAN: Although the financial crisis is winding down, the prospects for growth in the global economy are unlikely to pick up. This is, in part, inevitable. But it is also…
Out of focus in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC: One of the most pressing dilemmas facing Afghanistan today is the gap between Afghan and Western views on what constitutes an effective political system and a functional nation-state.…