London energy meeting aims for oil price stability
LONDON: Energy ministers from the world s largest oil producers and consumers are likely to agree on the need for stable oil prices and better and more timely data on…
Egyptian stock indexes fall on profit-taking
CAIRO: Profit-taking on mobile phone operator and market mainstay Orascom Telecom (OT) sent the two main Egyptian stock indexes slightly lower on Thursday in light trade, brokers said. The biggest…
Global economy, pirates cut Suez Canal traffic in December
CAIRO: The global economic slowdown and piracy have combined to sharply bring down Suez Canal traffic, an official for the canal authority said on Wednesday. The number of vessels and…
Top US Mideast diplomat quits government
WASHINGTON: The top US diplomat for the Middle East will step down from his post and move to the private sector at the end of the week, as President-elect Barack…
UNCTAD urges the world to learn from previous crises
CAIRO: Traditional assistance packages are counterproductive and multilateral cooperation is the only viable solution to weather a deepening global financial crisis, said the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
PhotoCairo 4 kicks off
PhotoCairo is a strong collection of Photography, film, installations and video centering on the notion of contemporary realities in cities, particularly Cairo. The current fourth edition is a month-long exhibition,…
Heneidy cashes in on education problems
Hearing the buzz surrounding the release of Mohamed Heneidy's new film "Ramadan Mabrouk Aboul Alamein Hamouda, I presumed Egypt's former number one comedian finally sought redemption or is at least…
Top 10 gift books for Christmas
There was a time when all anybody wanted in their Christmas stocking was a partridge, a pair tree and maybe a few maids a-milking. These days people are somewhat more…
