Border expected to be open today as delegation plans march
CAIRO: The Rafah border crossing is expected to be open today for Palestinians in Gaza seeking treatment in Egypt.The International Movement to Open the Rafah Border (IMORB), which has been…
Mubarak, Medvedev seal strategic pact
CAIRO: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Egyptian host Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday sealed a strategic cooperation pact, pledging their commitment to multipolarity and democratic world order.The two leaders signed…
Palm Hills looks to recurring revenue growth
CAIRO: Egyptian developer Palm Hills will focus on maximizing returns from its existing land bank and aims for recurring revenue projects such as malls, hotels and leasing to contribute 30…
Egypt slides to 15th place in global retail index
CAIRO: Egypt, Morocco and Turkey slid in the Global Retail Development Index while the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia made the biggest jumps.Egypt came in 15th place…
Cairo's third metro line project enters phase two
CAIRO: Phase two of Cairo's new metro line was officially inaugurated Monday at a signing ceremony marking the award of contracts for the new phase of the project. The French…
FBI tried in vain to stop 'Deep Throat' film
When the FBI investigated the landmark 1972 porno movie Deep Throat, the case touched the highest levels of the FBI, even its second-in-command W. Mark Felt, the shadowy Watergate informant…
Four lives, two nations and one missing link
The real problem with new German-Egyptian documentary "But Something Is Missing, screened at the Cairo Opera House's Artistic Creativity Center on Monday, is that there are indeed a few elements…
Can Asia Free Itself from the IMF?
BERKELEY: There has never been a question about the ultimate purpose of the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI), the system of Asian financial supports created in 2000 in that Thai city.…
The Battle for Hope
PARIS: Since the arrival of President Barack Obama in the White House, there has been an undeniable rapprochement between Europe and the United States. But on the deeper and more…
Time for a real national coalition for Middle East peace
WASHINGTON, DC: For years now, my colleagues and I at the American Task Force on Palestine have argued that advocates of a two-state resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict need to…