Al Salam appeal case in session
CAIRO: The second court session in the appeal of the Al Salam 98 ferry case was held yesterday in a Hurghada courtroom with a new panel of judges, headed by…
USAID project aims at empowering underprivileged women
CAIRO: Aimed at breaking social barriers and building women's professional and leadership skills is a three-year project under the name "Young Women's Leadership Program (YWLP).The YWLP, launched by USAID in…
Twelve dead in Egypt building collapse
CAIRO: At least 12 people were killed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria before dawn on Wednesday when a four-storey apartment block collapsed as families slept, a security official…
Tunnel smuggling is booming in Gaza
RAFAH: Gaza s smugglers are going legit: The owners of hundreds of tunnels running under the Gaza-Egypt border have registered with the Hamas authorities, signed pledges to pay workers compensation…
Decoding Egypt: The Headache of Gaza
Gaza has turned in the past few years into a major preoccupation of the Egyptian leadership and a potential threat to Egypt's national security.Apparently, the push and pull of a…
US-Muslim relations at stake in US election?
NEW YORK: Following a week of devastating economic news, the latest presidential and vice-presidential televised debates have put concerns of foreign affairs back on the campaign agenda - particularly issues…
The Pirates of Starvation
NEW YORK: Time is running out for Somalia. As many as three million people - one-third of the country - live under threat of starvation. Their lifeline is the sea,…
Syria's unlikely shepherd
WASHINGTON, DC: A series of meetings between United States and Syrian diplomats, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, at the United Nations last…
THE REEL ESTATE: Of fate, love and all that other hubbub
First of all, let me get this out of my system: I hated, hated "Zay El Naharda (Just like Today), the latest Eid release that, apparently, everyone seems to love.A…
As Egyptian bourse tumbles, analysts and brokers urge investors to stay cool
CAIRO: Two days back from holiday and still no respite for the Egyptian stock exchange, which has been pummeled alongside emerging markets worldwide since it reopened on Tuesday. Despite a…
