Alternative construction methods may put an end to price hikes, say experts
CAIRO: If cheaper building techniques based on a new scientific approach are used in construction, costs would be cut down by 10 percent for each square meter, Housing Minister Ahmed…
Sharia-compliant investments require specialized information
CAIRO: The number of institutions offering sharia-compliant financial instruments in Egypt are on the rise, and the sector now represents more than $270 billion globally.ISI Egypt has highlighted the rise…
Exploring the parallel cinema of the other
The American University in Cairo's (AUC) recent screening of independent films was an opportunity for people from different worlds to come together, but the event fell short of achieving that…
An affront to Egypt's Journalists Syndicate
It is not the fault of Gamal Abdel-Rehim, a member of the Press Syndicate council who gathered six like-minded journalists to forcibly prevent a conference against religious discrimination from being…
In Egypt, democracy is the only solution
News agencies reported last month that President Mubarak ordered the army to intervene to resolve what has come to be known as the bread crisis in Egypt. For the past…
Remember these digits: 78-22
It is amazing that right-wing Israelis and their American enablers have managed to convince even a single person that West Bank settlements are not at the root of the Israeli-Palestinian…
Strike by Dentists' Syndicate foiled by heavy security presence
CAIRO: Security bodies on Monday prevented dentists from staging a protest outside the People's Assembly.Less than 30 members of the Dentists' Syndicate met opposite the entrance to the PA before…
Time to introduce laws to curb internet crimes, say experts
CAIRO: Security officials, social researchers and communication technology experts met Monday to discuss the implications of internet-related crime and the potential for introducing new laws to curb it.The National Center…
Bahai court ruling yet to be implemented
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior has yet to implement a court ruling that allows Bahais to leave the religious affiliation field on birth certificates and identity cards blank.On Jan. 29…