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…

Rania Al Malky

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,…

AFP
AFP

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…

Essam Fadl

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…

Amro Hassan

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…

AP
AP

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…

Daily News Egypt

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…

AFP
AFP

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…

Alaa Shahine