British officials to be searched upon entering Egypt
CAIRO: The Foreign Ministry has issued orders that British officials entering Egypt be subject to the same treatment that Pope Shenouda III encountered at London's Heathrow airport, local press reported.At…
UN official calls biofuel production 'a crime against humanity'
BERLIN: Massive production of biofuels is a crime against humanity because of its impact on global food prices, a UN official said Monday on German radio. Producing biofuels today is…
Pioneers Holding plans capital increase
CAIRO: Walid Zaki, the chairman of Pioneers Holding, announced a LE 885 million capital increase for the company, which will raise total capital to LE 2.5 billion from LE 1.6…
Moselhi says bread crisis tops ministry's agenda
CAIRO: In response to Egypt's mounting bread crisis, more than 1,500 outlets selling government subsidized bread were opened in the poorest neighborhoods of Cairo in just three weeks, said Social…
TMG to bring Four Seasons brand to Luxor
CAIRO: Arab Company for Hotels and Tourism Investments - a subsidiary of Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) Holding - plans to construct Luxor's first Four Seasons Hotel after winning the land…
Exhibit details destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage
About all one can tell from a simple viewing is that the doll-sized, white stone statuette depicts a bald man with wide black eyes, wearing a long, pleated skirt, his…
Egypt Rediscovered: a handbook to the nation's hidden treasures
Away from Sharm El-Sheikh, El-Gouna and other similar places, "Egypt Rediscovered provides an intriguing guide to places around the country you may have never known existed. The must-have book sums…
'Egypt's Sunken Treasures' show comes to Madrid
MADRID: Some 500 treasures of ancient Egypt retrieved by divers from under the sea are to go on display in Madrid from Wednesday, in a special space in the city…
Roman emperor's treasure found in Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two fourth-century gold coins dating back to the reign of Roman emperor Valens, the first such find in Egypt, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said…
It is time for a political divorce
Indeed it is time for a political divorce; this time it should be a divorce between semi-secular opposition groups and the Muslim Brotherhood. On the April 6 nationwide strike, the…