US waives Egyptian aid freez
CAIRO: The US will remove a freeze on $100 million earmarked for aid to Egypt, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters in Cairo Tuesday.The American Congress originally froze…
Protestors call for opening of Rafah crossing, condemn Rice visit
CAIRO: More demonstrations were held Tuesday to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza.Organized by the Journalists' Syndicate and held on the steps of its downtown headquarters, some 60 demonstrators called for…
MB candidates to run in local council elections from behind bars
CAIRO: Four detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) said they will run in the upcoming local council elections from behind bars, according to a press statement sent to Daily…
Farouk El-Baz named Blue Communities advisor
CAIRO: Nakheel, a UAE-based real estate developer, named renowned Egyptian scientist Dr Farouk El-Baz as its expert advisor for Blue Communities, the company said in a statement to the press.Blue…
Real estate sector still going strong
CAIRO: Despite soaring steel, cement and land prices, Egypt's real estate market is still attracting developers and investors looking for safer havens in the shadow of a global slump, market…
THE REEL ESTATE: He drinks your milkshake
Are you an angry man? Are you envious? I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people. There are times when I…
Om Kulthoum's necklace to be auctioned
LONDON: An antique necklace with some 1,888 pearls that belonged to music icon Om Kulthoum will go up for auction next month, Christie s said Monday.The nine-row necklace is expected…
In Focus: Suppressing the Muslim Brotherhood is not a solution
The Egyptian regime is mistaken if it thinks that it can exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from the political arena, not only because they are the only power with popular and…
To save lives, negotiate with the devil
Israel does not negotiate with terrorists. This truism is one of the biggest spins in the history of spinning. Israel has always negotiated with terrorists and will continue to negotiate…
Muslim identities and global change
The controversy in the UK over voluntary partial adoption of sharia to help solve domestic disputes within some Muslim migrant communities led to a storm of criticism of the Archbishop…