April 6 youth make renewed call for general strike
CAIRO: Members of Egypt's April 6 Youth group have called for a general strike, a year after they had made a similar call via social networking website Facebook.A statement posted…
Stock exchange launches new, broader index
CAIRO: Responding to local investors' long-running push to introduce a broader index to the Egyptian Stock Exchange, officials this week launched the EGX 70 to complement the traditional benchmark EGX…
An exceptional journey in Isadora's bus
Literati, socialites and fans gathered to celebrate novelist Mohamed Salmawy's latest release, "Isadora wal otobees (Ezedora and the Bus) at the Grand Cairo Library last week. The event took place…
Africa's biggest film festival gets underway
About 20,000 people Saturday attended the opening ceremony of Africa s biggest film festival FESPACO, which fetes its 40th year amid a gloomy backdrop for cinema houses in large swathes…
What Iran's Jews say
ESFAHAN, Iran: At Palestine Square, opposite a mosque called Al-Aqsa, is a synagogue where Jews of this ancient city gather at dawn. Over the entrance is a banner saying: Congratulations…
British interfaith initiatives set example for co-religionists in ME
LONDON: In recent weeks, the UK - and the rest of the world - witnessed both widespread optimism and heartfelt grief. Like others around the world, people of faith in…
Europe in reverse
BERLIN: The legendary American investor Warren Buffet once said, "It's when the tide goes out that you find out who has been swimming naked. That particular piece of wisdom referred…
Two-year-old boy becomes Egypt's 56th bird flu case
CAIRO: A two-year-old Egyptian boy has contracted the bird flu virus and is in critical condition, the state-run news agency quoted the Health Ministry as saying on Sunday, becoming the…
New thanawiya amma system to start in 2011
CAIRO: The new thanawiya amma (general secondary education certificate) system will go into effect starting the academic year 2011/2012 instead of 2010, the date previously announced by the Ministry of…
Justice minister discusses controversial lawsuit fees law
CAIRO: Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei met with Fathi Sorour, speaker of the People's Assembly, to discuss the recently approved law increasing fees for filing lawsuits, as lawyers continue to…