ODH reports 56 pct increase in revenues
CAIRO: Orascom Development Holdings saw a 56 percent growth in total consolidated revenues to CHF 237.9 million ($216.9 million) in the first half of 2008, according to the company's financial…
Egypt's fertilizers' market attracts investors
CAIRO: As food price hikes push agricultural yields, the fertilizer industry is getting a boost from fresh investment and increased demand from local and foreign players. A grouping of local…
No slowdown 40 years on for Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias
Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias has vowed never to slow down as he marks the 40th anniversary of a polyglot career that has made him one of the biggest selling Latino…
New edition of Caravan of Euro-Arab cinema kicks off
Caravan of the Euro-Arab cinema is back with a selection of recent European hits as well as Moroccan films premiering in Egypt. The festival opens tonight with Julian Schnabel s…
Children of the slums find their voice in art workshop
It was a hot, cramped and noisy night at the Rawabet Theater last Tuesday, but there was a buzz of irrepressible enthusiasm in the air - the kind you only…
New German intercultural magazine goes beyond integration
BONN, Germany: The entrance of the international newsagent at Cologne s main station is a tangle of people and voices. The store sells an almost infinite range of newspapers and…
Free speech is a two-way street
AUSTIN, Texas: Back in 1989, when the publication of Salman Rushdie s novel "The Satanic Verses sparked a new phenomenon of protests from Muslims - particularly by those in the…
Musharraf's Ambiguous Legacy
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation brings to an end one of the more interesting curiosities of subcontinental politics: for more than four years, Pakistan had a president who was born…
Get your train ticket online
CAIRO: Travelers can now book and purchase train tickets online. The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, launched the new service on Saturday.The…
Fireman dies following Shoura Council fire, investigation continues
CAIRO: A fireman died on Wednesday from injuries sustained during the night-long efforts to control the fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at the Shoura Council, Minister of Interior Habib…