Raya IT achieves LE 335 million sales in year 2007
CAIRO: Raya IT reported a record high sales figure of LE 335 million for fiscal year 2007, said Hisham Abd El Rassoul, the CEO of Raya Integration, in a press…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Uncovering the Thistlegorm secrets
Diving the World War II wreck of the SS Thistlegorm in the Gulf of Suez over the weekend was an adventure. When the British supply ship comes into view 30…
Egypt: restore border control and develop a new policy
The recent breach of Egypt s border with Gaza accentuated the risks implied in the current situation in the Strip. Losing control over that border for ten consecutive days proved…
The EU's Kosovo catalyst
Kosovo's declaration of independence has put stability in the Western Balkans back on Europe's agenda. Unless the European Union acts quickly, the whole region could slide backwards, with dire social,…
Shia meets Sunni in a Baghdad park
Mohammed Omar Ali sits on a bench under a tree in Al-Zawra Park, looking around impatiently for any sign of his friend. Ali, 31, has not seen Ayad Murtadha for…
Hard Talk: Social Protests: Professionals follow workers
The situation in Egypt today is like water overflowing from a bottle that had been tightly corked off for a long time. A society that has been stagnant for decades…
Tunnel workers stage peaceful protest for conditions and contracts
CAIRO: Around 200 tunnel workers congregated in Opera Square on Sunday to protest against their working conditions and temporary contracts.The tunnel workers, employed in various departments of Cairo's Al-Azhar tunnel…
Sharon Stone laments US policies on Iraq, Afghanistan
CAIRO: Hollywood icon Sharon Stone believes the Sept. 11, 2001 bombings of the United States should not have been used as a pretext to launch the wars in Afghanistan and…
1973 War threatened US, USSR confrontation, says historian
CAIRO: Before an audience of Egyptian journalists Sir Alistair Horne, a renowned British historian, recounted the events of Egypt's 1973 war with Israel. A show of hands concerning Sadat's success…
Conflicting reports shroud fate of missing ship
CAIRO: Conflicting reports have arisen over the fate of the Egyptian Badr 1 ship which disappeared last month with government officials claiming it is yet to be found and the…
