Timeline breaks ground as region's first gaming company
CAIRO: "We make a killer cappuccino, boasted Ahmed Metwally, CEO of Timeline Interactive. Seeing that his guest didn't have an interest, Metwally pushed the lemonade, hustling out of the room…
Housing ministry announces first PPP contract
CAIRO: Egypt's first pilot public-private partnership project was announced in May when a joint venture of Egypt s Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) and Spain s Aqualia won a tender for…
30 degrees of separation between Oslo and Cairo
The seemingly unobvious similarities between two dissimilar cultures, is the theme of "30 Degrees, a new exhibition currently held at the Gezira Art Center in Zamalek. The show consists of…
Deflation doldrums?
CAMBRIDGE: The rate of inflation is now close to zero in the United States and several other major countries. The Economist recently reported that economists it had surveyed predict that…
The return of religion?
BUDAPEST: It's a well-worn contrast: the United States is religious, Europe is secular. Yet, in some respects, this clichéd opposition has actually been reversed recently: religion played virtually no role…
UN independent expert examines water usage, accessibility in Egypt
CAIRO: Access to water and proper sanitation are human rights. That was the message being broadcast loud and clear by UN-appointed independent expert Catarina de Albuquerque Sunday at a press…
MP condemns Tantawi's participation in Kazakh religion conference
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MP Alam El-Din El-Sakhawy condemned Al-Azhar's Grand Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi's decision to participate in an inter-religious conference in Kazakhstan next month.In a press statement, El-Sakhawy, member…
Lawyers' syndicate chief accuses predecessor of plotting against him
CAIRO: Chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate Hamdy Khalifa accused his predecessor Sameh Ashour of conspiring to prevent him from assuming his role as head of the Arab Lawyers Union. Khalifa…
No deaths reported among H1N1 patients, says health ministry
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health denied news reports claiming one of the patients infected with H1N1 in Egypt had died.On Sunday, an Egyptian doctor, member of the Doctors with No…
Labor rights group criticizes restrictions on trade unions
CAIRO: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), a workers' rights organization, has criticized restrictions on trade union freedoms in Egypt in its 2009 annual survey of violations of trade union…
