Police beat students at Gaza blockade protest
CAIRO: Baton-wielding riot police clashed with hundreds of students at Cairo University who were protesting on Wednesday against the blockade of the Gaza Strip.About 600 police clashed with 300 students…
MPs file 76 investigation requests
CAIRO: Independent, Muslim Brotherhood and opposition MPs filed 76 investigation requests to the People s Assembly (PA), which will be discussed in next Saturday's parliamentary session.The large number of requests,…
IN DEPTH: Egypt's young card users ask: What credit bureau?
Yasmine Saleh certainly knows how to use a credit card. A 22-year-old university student, Yasmine got her first credit card on her 18th birthday and has had one ever since.…
SECTOR SERVICE: Egypt banks serve up new savings plans
CAIRO: The idea of saving money often brings to mind the image of an overflowing piggy bank or stacks of bills hidden under the mattress. Fortunately, today's options for individuals…
Egypt Factors: Financing trade in times of turmoil
CAIRO: At times of global financial turmoil, companies can fall victim to tightened credit conditions from commercial banks. But when money gets tight, factoring companies thrive.With Egypt's first factoring company…
BUSINESS BEAT: As Citi grabs $20 bln US bailout, officials say Egypt operations unaffected
CAIRO: When it was announced this fall that venerable investment bank Lehman Brothers was going under, the parlor games began. Many wondered who would be next.Citi was an oft-discussed name…
Price stability top priority, says CBE governor
CAIRO: Price stability will be the Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) main focus in the coming period, said CBE Governor Farouk El-Okdah. I am not saying that growth is not…
Dario Basso blends Arab and Spanish art
Part modern art, part homage to Arab creativity, Spanish painter Dario Basso's work is born from a sentimentalized history between Spain and the Arab world. Materially, his exhibit at the…
Secrets and hope in 'Blind Sunflowers'
As the guest of honor in this year's Cairo International Film Festival, Spanish films have so far awed audiences with beautiful dramas, thrillers and romances. "Los Girasoles ciegos, (The Blind…
'The Messenger' is coming
Current Turkish modern cinema falls under two main categories: big, mainstream entertainments of intrinsic nationalism that closely follow the Hollywood model, such as "Valley of the Wolves and "The White…
