Opposition MPs urge gov't to provide housing for Gazans
CAIRO: Opposition MPs are urging the government to allocate LE 500 million to provide housing for Gaza residents along the border. Around 35 opposition MPs sent an urgent request to…
Positive tourism numbers likely to drop in 2009
CAIRO: Egypt received 12.8 million tourists in 2008, with a 15.3 percent increase in tourist arrivals, said Tourism Minister Zoheir Garranah at a press conference Monday.Over the year, the industry…
Orascom Telecom falls, weighs on Egypt's bourse
CAIRO: Shares of Orascom Telecom (OT), the biggest Arab mobile phone operator by subscribers, fell 7.6 percent on Tuesday to drag key Egyptian stock indexes down in line with global…
Steel imports may push down local prices
CAIRO: As a weakening global economy continues to hit key steel-consuming industries such as construction and automotives - denting international steel prices - some traders in Egypt have reportedly lined…
Obama, Spider-Man team up for new Marvel comic
WASHINGTON: Before Barack Obama is sworn in as president and becomes wrapped in the web of US and global politics, he will spin a yarn with Spider-Man in a brand…
Claude Berri, 'godfather' of French film, dies at 74
PARIS: French filmmaker and producer Claude Berri, whose work as a director includes the much loved two-part saga on life in Provence Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, died…
A cruel, timeless lesson at Rawabet
Three new one-act plays made their debut last Monday at the independent Rawabet Theater: "Hallucinations at the Post Office, "The Buffet and, most exceptional of the three, "The Lesson. Based…
Novelist Youssef Abou Rayya passes away
CAIRO: Novelist Youssef Abou Rayya, 53, died on Monday after a long battle with liver cancer.The winner of the American University in Cairo's 2005 Naguib Mahfouz Medal, Abou Rayya authored…
In Focus: Why Do They Hate Us?
CAIRO: Why do they hate us, my son asked me when he saw the Palestinian children who were killed by the Israeli massacre in the Gaza Strip. The question surprised…
India's Israel Envy
NEW DELHI: As Israeli planes and tanks exact a heavy toll on Gaza, India's leaders and strategic thinkers have been watching with an unusual degree of interest - and some…