Downtown Cairo buildings get a facelift
CAIRO: The newly-created Cairo governorate council of trustees launched a campaign this week to remove all advertising banners and posters from façades of old buildings in downtown Cairo. The council…
Government to reopen the labor rights center
CAIRO: The Ministry of Social Solidarity issued a decree Thursday to reopen the Center for Trade Union and Workers Services (CTUWS) following an Administrative Court ruling last March which recognized…
Journalist side-lined for criticizing government in Al-Ahram column
CAIRO: Local press reports allege that Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has twice disqualified journalist and poet Farouk Goweida from nomination for membership of the Supreme Council for Culture over the…
Steel tycoon responds to accusations of monopoly
CAIRO: Steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz has been in the media spotlight - or more accurately, under the microscope - this past week as he confronted rumors surrounding his wealth, accusations…
Majorities in four countries say torturing terrorists is okay
UNITED NATIONS: A majority of people in 14 countries favor a total ban on torture, but in four others they find the practice acceptable when dealing with terrorists, according to…
Mubarak says 'unrealistic' to link Shalit with Gaza truce
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday that linking the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to Israel s current fragile truce with Gaza militants is unrealistic.To link the…
Banque du Caire auction postponed
CAIRO: Egypt unexpectedly cancelled Wednesday the auction of state-owned Banque du Caire, saying the bids submitted by foreign banks did not meet the reserve price."The auction did not reach the…
Hotel apartments provide a luxury home away from home
CAIRO: Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) launched the first of its "home away from home hotel facilities in the Middle East and Africa this week, with the opening of its StayBridge…