Orascom Telecom leads Egypt up on North Korea venture
CAIRO: Shares of Orascom Telecom posted their sharpest single-day gain in at least a year on Wednesday, lifting Egypt s main index, as the firm said it would start operations…
Egyptians, Israelis row over 'pilgrimage' to Jewish grave
CAIRO: Egyptian members of parliament and activists are campaigning to prevent thousands of Israeli Jews from flocking to Egypt every year to visit the grave of a famous rabbi. Thousands…
Egypt furious over Tehran demonstrations
CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's diplomatic representative in Cairo on Tuesday over anti-Egypt protests in Tehran, which also led to the recall of the Egyptian envoy from the Iranian…
ON WHEELS: A look back at the cars of 2008
CAIRO: As the world prepares to ring in the New Year, carmakers are looking back on a year of sporty, eco-conscious cars in 2008 and looking to capitalize on both…
Shopping for safety features
CAIRO: Let's face it: when shopping for cars, make and model often take precedence over important considerations such as safety features and gas mileage. We all want to look cool…
'Gomorrah' success no threat to veteran mafia reporter
ROME: Rosaria Capacchione, who has been reporting on the Naples-area Camorra mafia for two decades, does not begrudge the success of 29-year-old bestselling author Roberto Saviano.On the contrary, Capacchione urges…
Coldplay deny plagiarism allegations
British group Coldplay on Tuesday denied allegations that the band had plagiarized a song from an American rock guitarist on their latest chart-topping album.In a statement on their website which…
Smells like the independent spirit
The German Cultural Institute (Goethe) in Downtown Cairo was home to dozens of film-hungry fans last week. After several adjournments, the Cairo Independent Film Festival had finally found refuge in…
Letters: There's a reason why homosexuality goes underground
In the article "Honey, I'm homosexual which was published by Daily News Egypt on Dec. 5, I was shocked at how the article steered the subject of gay husbands in…
Letters: God bless the West
Thank you for the advice you gave us Ms. Carr in your comment "Homosexuality is not an illness published by Daily News Egypt on Dec. 10.I promise you that the…