Italy expels 35 Egyptians as part of illegal immigrant crackdown
ROME: Italy has sent 35 illegal migrants back to Egypt, part of the government's tough measures on illegal immigration.The Interior Ministry says the Egyptians were put on a Cairo-bound flight…
Interior Ministry briefs state security on spread of Shia thought, says report
CAIRO: The Interior Ministry reportedly summoned Islamic scholars to lecture state security investigation officers on Shia Islam, according to an article in Al-Masry Al-Youm s Thursday edition.The report, entitled "Interior…
CPC, Arabian Roots partner for Roots Steel
CAIRO: Construction Products Holding Company (CPC) and Arabian Roots Co. have formed Roots Steel, a joint venture to produce pre-engineered steel structure buildings in Egypt, Syria and the United Arab…
Credit bureau to help spur booming banking sector
CAIRO: Around 93 percent of banks operating in Egypt and two mortgage finance companies have helped Egypt's credit bureau collate personal financial data on their clients, the bureau's managing director…
Oil price flies to record high beyond $146
LONDON: The price of oil set a record high above $146 a barrel here on Thursday owing to falling reserves of US crude, simmering tensions over Iran and a weak…
Connecting the dots
Joma's voyage started in 2003, when the Spanish artist decided to draw symbolic lines connecting different cultures and civilizations in Mediterranean countries. Instead of drawing lines on a map, Joma…
The power of Captain Hima's cardboard hair
Egypt's male answer to Beyoncé, the ubiquitous Tamer Hosny, is a spectacularly hardworking man. A man who does not allow his busy schedule of album releases, TV appearances, film releases…
The sound of sandstone
Standing among the assembled audience as it milled around in the courtyard of the Cairo Opera House on Wednesday evening, I must admit to feeling a little skeptical.The show we…
Zimbabwe's permanent Guantánamo
Last week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that detainees at Guantánamo Bay have the right to habeas corpus - the right to challenge the factual and legal basis of…
Help build trust with Arab Israelis
Last month we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the birth of the state of Israel. We paid tribute to its numerous spectacular achievements. We congratulated those responsible. Yet the fact…