Good and bad capitalism
PARIS: The reality of market exchange - direct transactions between merchants and customers - appeared gradually 3,000 or 4,000 years ago.In this novel social relationship, the customer was free to…
Rights group protests kidnapping of Egyptian in Saudi
CAIRO: Egyptian engineer Youssef Al-Ashmawy was kidnapped and has been detained without charge by Saudi authorities for almost a year, according to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).…
Andalus Park to be pronounced an antiquity
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced that it will hold a meeting today to discuss the possibility of adding Andalus Park to its roster of antiquities.The council will…
Observer commentary tackles Muslim women dress code
CAIRO: A commentary in the British newspaper, The Observer, tackled the controversy surrounding women's dress in Islam, stating that in Egypt, "a headscarf can be a political statement. In his…
Gamal Mubarak would be most popular candidate, says Pope Shenouda
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda's outspoken support for Gamal Mubarak has reignited the debate about separating religion from the state, promoting alarmed analysts to call for keeping politics and religion apart.In a…
Mansoura hospital successfully separates 8-month-old conjoined twins
CAIRO: A team of Egyptian doctors at the Mansoura Public Hospital in Daqahleya successfully separated two Egyptian eight-month-old conjoined twin boys on Sunday.The twins were joined at the bottom of…
Rights group to protest today for Aboul Fagr's release
CAIRO: The Dahaya Center for Human Rights and the Democratic Front Party are organizing a mass rally today at the Institute of Legal Professions in Alexandria in solidarity with detained…
15 new H1N1 cases discovered in Egypt
CAIRO: Health ministry official Mohamed Atta said 15 new H1N1 cases were discovered in Egypt, raising the country's total to 289.Nine cases were discovered Sunday night and six were discovered…
Shubra Al-Kheima prosecution questions water projects contractors
CAIRO: Shubra Al-Kheima's prosecution office summoned all contractors involved in building the district's water and sewage projects for questioning, after residents complained that the drinking water is contaminated.According to the…
Saied on brink of retirement
CAIRO: Former Egypt defender Ibrahim Saied will announce his retirement at the end of August if he receives no offers from abroad.The 29-year-old failed to find a club after terminating…