Art, auction and shisha
Cairo experienced its first contemporary art auction on Dec. 9 at the Townhouse Gallery. For two hours, the crowd poured into the factory space to peruse and silently bid on…
OCI divests Cement Group for $12.9 bln to Lafarge
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries announced Monday an agreement with Lafarge for the proposed divestment of the OCI Cement Group for a total of $12.9 billion plus the assumption by Lafarge…
State auditors to monitor foreign funds to indie press, says journalist
CAIRO: In spite of his concerns of possible censorship, journalist Mohamed Al-Baz said the independent press will not be monitored by the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) unless they commit financial…
Judge speaks on human rights in Egypt, US post 9/11
CAIRO: The status of human rights in Egypt has taken a hard hit throughout the war on terror mainly because of the vague definition of terrorism charges in the country's…
MB financier in dock over Quran translation
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood financier Mohamed Khayrat El-Shater was summoned for interrogation Monday on account of a translation error in an edition of the Quran published by a printing house he…
Have new settlements derailed Annapolis already?
CAIRO: Egypt has declared its "shock over recent Israeli plans to build more settlements in East Jerusalem, saying that this is in direct contravention of the agreement drawn up between…
Qaddafi pitches his tent in the heart of Paris
PARIS: Libyan leader Col. Moammar Qaddafi takes a giant stride toward international respectability Monday, making a visit to France likely to conclude with deals worth millions, but drawing protests including…
Lebanese construction firm to take part in $4 bln project in Egypt
BEIRUT: Lebanon s largest construction firm, Solidere, will take part in a $4 billion project in Egypt to develop two areas outside Cairo, the company said in a statement released…
German Embassy says visas were fast-tracked, not forged
CAIRO: The German Embassy in Cairo has issued a statement regarding the recent scandal concerning the issuance of visas based on forged documents in which they characterized the wrongdoings by…
Zamalek condemn Jose comments
CAIRO: Zamalek have condemned Manuel Jose s criticism of them following Al Ahly s 3-0 victory over Aluminum in the Egyptian League.The Ahly boss was responding to his skeptics when…
