Consumer Protection Authority blacklists 8 electronics companies
CAIRO: The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) blacklisted eight electronics producers after receiving recurrent complaints from consumers, the authority said on Tuesday.The CPA said in a statement that it received several…
126 Palestinians wounded in Gaza fly to Turkey for treatment
CAIRO: State media says 126 Palestinians who were wounded in recent fighting between Israeli troops and militants in the Gaza Strip were flown to Turkey for treatment.The Middle East News…
Egypt latest country to snub Arab summit in Damascus
CAIRO: Egypt will send only a low-level delegation to this week s Arab League summit in Damascus, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest snub to Syria, which is widely…
MPs demand swift investigation as US apologizes over Suez shooting
CAIRO: Over 50 MPs delivered angry statements to the government at the People's Assembly Tuesday, demanding a full and swift investigation into why a US chartered ship opened fire on…
BUSINESS BEAT: The real estate market in Egypt – a bubble?
With what seems like an overnight boom in the real estate market, questions are beginning to arise as to how this became possible and whether it is justified and sustainable.Although…
Tuk-tuk sales to rise after ratification
CAIRO: The legislative committee of the People's Assembly unanimously voted for the ratification of the traffic law, which, among other amendments, legalized the tuk-tuk. "The ratification of the new traffic…
Sawiris prompts shareholders to support growth strategy
CAIRO: "I can only encourage all Orascom Hotels Development shareholders to accept the offer to exchange their shares into Orascom Development Holding (ODH) shares, and thereby support our growth strategy…
Nude Mrs Sarkozy to go on sale at Christie's New York
NEW YORK: Christie s auction house is to sell next month a nude portrait of French first lady Carla Bruni, taken more than a decade ago when the now wife…
Swiss Pied Piper takes on Cairo streets
Young Shahd from Ramsis College School calls him a "joker from a pack of cards, "and he doesn't like people to fight with each other, she told Daily News Egypt.…
Lebanon bans prize-winning cartoon 'Persepolis'
BEIRUT: The Oscar-nominated film Persepolis , which has annoyed authorities in Iran for its critical portrayal of the Islamic revolution, has been banned in Lebanon, an interior ministry official told…