Egypt, Italian trade ministers meet on bilateral trade ties
ALEXANDRIA: Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid and Italian Minister of Economic Development Caludio Scajola met Sunday to discuss furthering economic and industrial ties between the two…
CBE injects $1 bln into interbank market to stop pound's slide against dollar
CAIRO: Egypt s central bank injected $1 billion into the interbank market on Sunday in an effort to bolster the Egyptian pound against the US dollar after the pound slid…
Spain's Almodovar honors cinema itself in new film
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar unveiled a new film rich in the staples of a career that has earned him two Oscars: romance, sex, drama and lots of humor. But this…
France's puppet rulers turn 20
It is a world where clones of Sylvester Stallone rule the planet, a happy-clappy Mickey Mouse sits on Barack Obama s White House team, and Jacques Chirac is a caped…
That thing called jazz
Adam Miller croons into the microphone at the Imperial Boat in Zamalek on Saturday, punctuating phases in jazz history with chosen songs. The audience - a modest group of guitarists,…
Egypt to open inner chambers of 'bent' pyramid
CAIRO: Egypt s chief archaeologist says the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old bent pyramid will be open to the public for the first time as part of a new plan…
Caution required on both fronts
Too much focus has been placed on President Barack Obama s new withdrawal plan and too little on other aspects of the situation likely to impact on US Iraq policy.…
Focus on rebuilding a strong Iraqi state
Will President Barack Obama keep the promises he made during his election campaign? It may be too early to say, but some observers think he already went back on one…
Overtures toward Iran
After nearly two months in office, the new US president appears to be approaching the Islamic regime in Tehran with a great deal of caution. He has been careful to…
Egyptians tell of 'days of terror' in pirate hands
CAIRO: With gunfire whizzing overhead, an Egyptian mechanic faced down Somali pirates attacking his cargo ship with nothing but an ax.But the 25 Egyptian crewmen aboard the Blue Star never…