Brotherhood appeal trial to begin Oct. 27
CAIRO: The appeal trial of 18 Muslim Brotherhood members will begin on Oct. 27 in a military court, the group's lawyer Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud said.The 18 members are part of a…
21 pct of Egyptians looking for new property
CAIRO: Middle and upper class Egyptians plan to defy the global slowdown in real estate sales: 21 percent say they will buy or rent a new property in the coming…
Six stocks resume trading after EGX suspension
CAIRO: The Egyptian Stock Exchange resumed trading on six of 32 stocks it had suspended last week due to what it said were unjustified price increases, according to local news…
In Rome, 'Up in the Air' brings Clooney down to earth
Hollywood hunk George Clooney learns to regret his independence as Oscar-nominated Canadian director Jason Reitman s comedy Up in the Air screened at the Rome film festival this week.Clooney s…
The neighbors from Garden City
After the success of award-winning documentary feature "El-Banat Dol (Those Girls) in 2006, acclaimed filmmaker Tahani Rached returns this year with "Neighbors, her third documentary made in her native Egypt.…
Our low-carbon future
LONDON: The United Nations climate change conference, to be held in Copenhagen this December, should provide the climax to two years of international negotiations over a new global treaty aimed…
Who needs to be EU President?
Whoever steps into Europe's new top job as President of the European Council will set the mold. If it is someone of worldwide renown, the presidency will immediately be established…
Should bondholders be bailed out?
CAMBRIDGE: A year after the United States government allowed the investment bank Lehman Brothers to fail but then bailed out AIG, and after governments around the world bailed out many…
Book publishing in Egypt: 'The system here doesn't follow any system'
CAIRO: The Frankfurt Book Fair opened last week, with representation from Egyptian publishers. But participants and book traders interested in getting a handle on the volume of book sales in…
Christian killed in south Egypt over son's affair
CAIRO: A Christian man was killed in southern Egypt by attackers who accused his son of having an affair with a Muslim girl, police said Sunday.According to the Associated Press…