Aboul Gheit to meet European embassies over visa restrictions
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for urgent meetings with representatives of European embassies over perceived draconian restrictions on Egyptians seeking legitimate visas.A statement from the foreign ministry said,…
Zawahri blasts Obama, says Israel a 'crime'
DUBAI: Osama bin Laden s right-hand man Ayman Al-Zawahri took aim at US President Barack Obama in a new video, accusing him of continuing to spill the blood of Muslims…
Obama to announce new Mideast peace plan, say US reports
CAIRO: Reports from Washington indicate that US President Barack Obama will announce a more comprehensive Middle East peace settlement later this month.Reports indicate that Obama will call for a peace…
ANALYSIS: Unemployment and the future of Egypt
CAIRO: While Egypt appears to have weathered the global economic crisis in a way that has international economic observers applauding, there is an underlying current of fear that Egypt's economy…
Beltone launches BAM 30 index
CAIRO: Cairo-based investment bank Beltone Financial launched Sunday a new market index, the BAM 30, which lists the top 30 companies based on liquidity.The index will be rebalanced quarterly to…
EFG analysts cautiously optimistic on Egypt's real estate sector
CAIRO: Egypt's real estate sector will experience a gradual recovery due to "slower economic growth and oversaturation at the high end of the market, according to a recent report.Local investment…
Saudi may shut TV offices over 'sex' talk show
The Saudi offices of a Lebanon-based satellite station controlled by tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal could face closure over a racy talk show featuring a man boasting about his sex…
Mixed bag in Arab School for Film presentation
Cairo Opera House's Artistic Creativity Center hosted this week a screening of a series of mostly Egyptian short narratives and documentaries produced by students of the Arab School for Film…
Europe's Stifled Celebration
LONDON: This could have been a year of joy for Europe. The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be commemorated in November, and it has been…
The right to live! The Courage to be afraid
RAMAT HASHARON: On its 62nd birthday, Israel is still in the grip of existential fears. The speech made by US President Barack Obama in Cairo and his conciliatory words to…