African experts meet to discuss food security
NAIROBI: African and UN experts gathered here Monday to discuss food security as the world s poorest continent reels from a global food crisis triggered by surging energy and commodity…
French first lady opts for 60s pop in talk-of-the-town new album
France s first lady, model-turned-singer Carla Bruni, drops the folk-song flavor of her debut years for a decidedly 60s pop sound in her latest album - the talk of the…
The spirit of flamenco
After taking Egypt by storm last year with her Flamenco Republic, the great flamenco dancer María Pagés is back with one of her most successful performances: "Songs, Before a War.…
Egypt allows UNHCR access to Eritrean asylum seekers
CAIRO: Egypt will allow United Nations officials access to Eritrean asylum seekers on its territory, the Egyptian foreign ministry said Sunday.The move comes after rights group Amnesty International last week…
US ambassador presents credentials to Mubarak
CAIRO: The new US ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey presented her credentials to President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential Palace Monday.Scobey was confirmed as the new ambassador in a Senate…
Egypt banks profiting despite economic turmoil, says HSBC
CAIRO: HSBC will continue to apply its growth and expansion strategies on the regional and domestic fronts despite the recent challenges facing global economies, bank officials announced in a press…
Economist disputes claims by Economic Development Minister
CAIRO: The economy isn t developing at the announced rates, Central Bank reports indicate different numbers, economist Ahmed Sayed El Naggar told Daily News Egypt commenting to what Minister of…
Chinese garment-makers' prowess sparks talk of import duties
CAIRO: Egyptian garment-makers may be big fish in this pond, but their Chinese counterparts are whales. Or, if you happen to be one of their rivals, sharks might be more…
Youssef Chahine in coma, is flown to France
CAIRO: Youssef Chahine, Egypt's celebrated cinema director, is being flown to Paris on an emergency flight on Monday after falling into a coma following a brain haemorrhage, his assistant said.Chahine,…
A long drive with an exceptional taxi driver
Khaled Al-Khamisy recent literary hit "Taxi opened up those transitory spaces in Egyptian locomotion to an audience of spectators. With the endless episodes that happens inside the cab having proved…