Egypt opens Rafah terminal for a day to allow in stranded Egyptians
RAFAH: Egyptian authorities opened Rafah terminal on the Egypt-Gaza border for a single day on Tuesday to let around 350 Egyptians stuck in Gaza Strip for the past two months…
Shoura Council demands prosecution of American Suez shooters
CAIRO: Members of the Shoura Assembly demanded that the government begin the process of extraditing American troops who killed an Egyptian in the Suez Canal so as to be prosecuted…
State security mobilizes ahead of April 6 general strike, says activist
CAIRO: State security bodies have begun mobilising outside the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory ahead of the strike planned for next Sunday, April 6, calling for better pay and conditions.According to…
With an eye on prices, trade ministry to ban rice and cement exports
CAIRO: Spurred by the steady ascent of cement and rice prices here over the past months, the Ministry of Trade and Industry announced it would ban exports of both goods…
El Ezz steel's latest price hike proves company's pricing power, says analyst
CAIRO: Egypt's giant steel producer El Ezz Steel Rebars announced Tuesday it would raise its ex-factory selling prices for long products (rebars) and flat products starting April 1.Company officials could…
THE REEL ESTATE: The aquarium, a metaphor for life
No other Egyptian filmmaker has managed to reach the colossal cult status of writer/director Yousry Nasrallah. For more than 11 years since the release of his feature film debut "Sarikat…
Kurdish dreams, Middle East realities
In an increasingly globalized world, few places symbolize state power and security challenges more than the border zone between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Whether this border will blossom with commerce…
India's Fiscal Follies
India's new budget for 2008-2009 says less about the country's current financial health than it does about the irresistible tendency of Indian governments to use the national budget as a…
Arab Christians are Arabs (Part I)
" History is a set of agreed-upon lies (Napoleon) A few weeks ago I received by email an article by a Dr. Walid Phares titled "Arab Christians who are they?…
Research company makes optimistic forecasts for local food market
Research and Markets announced the addition of Egypt Food and Drink Report Q2 2008 to their offering, Business Wire reported. The report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the…
