19 tourists and Egyptians kidnapped in Southern Egypt
CAIRO: Eleven tourists and eight Egyptians were kidnapped by a masked gang in Karkur Talh in the remote southern area of Gilf El-Kabir near the Sudanese border, officials announced Monday.…
Egypt's Trade Ministry gives Gulf steel seal of approval
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry announced this week its intention to allow the importation of Gulf steel into the Egyptian market in a move that some hope may…
CBE moves to monitor mortgages
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt last week demanded that banks and mortgage finance companies report more detailed information about their mortgage finance facilities on a quarterly basis, Al-Mal reported.The…
'Mad Men' and 30 Rock' win top Emmys
The sleek 60s drama Mad Men made Emmy history Sunday as the first basic-cable show to win a top series award, while the sitcom 30 Rock and its stars Tina…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: An afternoon at Cairo's Ryder Cup
A desert fox was seen trotting around the JW Marriott golf course on Saturday, as American and European amateur golfers teed off in a shot-gun start, on the second day…
Egypt archives its monuments through aerial and terrestrial photography
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has completed the first phase of its historical documentation process of monuments in the city of Habu in the western bank of Luxor…
Getting smart on Pakistan
WASHINGTON, DC: The inauguration earlier this month of Asif Ali Zardari as Pakistan's president offers the possibility - but hardly the certainty - of a new beginning for Pakistan, and…
It's time to mend fences
JERUSALEM: The Arab ministers are calling for it, Palestinian intellectuals and political pundits are espousing it, and the people are hoping for it.Hamas and Fatah need to patch up their…
The State of the World
NEW YORK: We all recognize today's perils. A global financial crisis. A global energy crisis. A global food crisis. Trade talks have collapsed, yet again. There are new outbreaks of…