Editorial: Egypt 2008: Another lost child
Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, an infuriating court verdict wraps up the hasty trial of what I vote to be the most tragic incident of 2008: the…
Egypt's Coptic pope bans phone confessions
CAIRO, December 26, 2008 (AFP) - Egypt s Coptic pope has banned the faithful from confessing their sins to priests over the telephone because intelligence agents might be listening in,…
Egypt's oversees judges can't vote
CAIRO: Although several rights organization have pledged to monitor the upcoming elections of the Egyptian Judges' Club, almost 2,000 Egyptian judges, who are employed in neighboring Arab countries, will not…
Abou-Mosallam nears Egyptian League comeback
CAIRO: Strasbourg full-back Ahmed Abou-Mosallam said that he received two offers to return to the Egyptian Premier League in January s transfer window. There are also two Egyptian offers, but…
Christmastime is Nazi time at the movie theater
With no less than six World War II -focused films out this month, it s shaping up to be a very Nazi Christmas.In US theaters now are The Boy in…
Egypt developer SODIC sees continuing housing demand
CAIRO: Egyptian developer SODIC expects high demand for new housing to continue, eliminating the chances of a housing bust, its managing director said on Tuesday. We haven t begun to…
Oil prices slump to fresh lows on weak economic outlook
NEW YORK: World oil prices tumbled on Wednesday to new four-year lows in volatile pre-Christmas trade as economic gloom weighed on the market, analysts said.Light sweet crude for delivery in…
Egypt competing with Spain for dwindling tourists
CAIRO: Egypt s tourism industry, the country s top hard currency earner, has started to feel the pinch of the global financial crisis, with hotel bookings down 30 percent in…