Ghabbour Auto half-year net income up 61.7 pct
CAIRO: Strong passenger car sales helped Egypt s auto maker and importer Ghabbour Auto report a 61.7 percent rise in its first-half net profit to LE 237.2 million ($44.75 million)…
Two youths hurt in Gaza smuggling bust shootout
AL-ARISH: Two Egyptian teenagers suspected of trafficking fuel and food through tunnels into the impoverished Gaza Strip were wounded in a shootout with police on Thursday, a security official said.The…
Muslim Brotherhood condemns Ibrahim sentence, denies posting online statement
CAIRO: Deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Mohamed Habib questioned the authenticity of an online statement condemning the two-year prison sentence handed down to democracy advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim…
Rights group condemns new West Bank settlement construction
CAIRO: The Israeli government's plan to back a settlement in the occupied West Bank violates international humanitarian law and should be stopped,Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday in a statement.…
Housing Ministry sets new land rates to encourage small investors
CAIRO: As more upscale residential developments spring up around Cairo, the shortage in low-income housing supply becomes more obvious.The newest addition to the list of affordable housing initiatives was announced…
Drop in oil prices signal hope for global economy
CAIRO: A significant decline in energy prices over the past several weeks has sounded an optimistic note during a stormy time for the world economy.The decline of oil may also…
Negotiations to relocate Agrium still underway
CAIRO: Agrium Egypt will not make an announcement on its future until the parent company in Canada clears the result of its negotiations with the government over the relocation of…
Group talent at the Alexandria Library
An artist's debut show is a haunting ordeal. Both the artist and the artwork become vulnerable to the blind admiration of friends and the ruthless criticism of strangers. A debut…
Egypt's "Aida" sold out at new Beijing Opera
In what was dubbed a historical event, the Cairo Opera House's choir, ballet and symphony orchestra staged their first China performance of Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera "Aida at Beijing's new…
The return of Limby, again!
Last month I watched Hamada Helal warbling in "Helm El-Omr (Dream of a Lifetime) - in which Ezzat Abu Ouf played a slightly nasty cigar-smoking man called Roshdy Beik.This week,…
