Gaza crossing: The 'Iron Wall' comes tumbling down
RAFAH: Ismailia is a grim place in Winter. During the past week the rain has poured relentlessly and the streets, owing to Egypt's poor drainage systems, are ankle deep in…
Hamas aids Egypt in resealing Rafah border
CAIRO: Egypt has started sealing some of the breaches in the border with Gaza with the aid of Hamas, sources in the area told Daily News Egypt. "Hamas are now…
Tripoli summit broad on coverage, thin on results
CAIRO: General Moammar Qaddafi played host to a number of African leaders in Tripoli last Sunday with an agenda highlighting the Darfur crisis as well as preparations for an African…
'The situation in Egypt is awful,' says top EP member
CAIRO: The chill in relations between Egypt and the EU continues after the recent resolution passed by the European Parliament (EP) in January criticizing Egypt's human rights record.In a telephone…
Iran offers to help Egypt with border crisis
CAIRO: Iran has asked Egypt to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip on its behalf during a rare meeting between top Iranian diplomat Ali Asghar Mohammadi and Egyptian Foreign…
A charitable side to interest rates
CAIRO: Ahli United Bank (Egypt) sponsored an all day event at the Children's Cancer Hospital Foundation 57357. The event also marked the bank's celebration with its charitable project Sanabel Al…
Investors rush for gold amid 'volatile markets'
CAIRO: With the weakening of the US dollar and the rise in oil prices, gold's month-long impressive performance presents a perfect opportunity for investors. The price of gold has set…
A language that knows no boundaries
I remember when I was young I used to arrange a mise en scene with my dolls and sing to them, imagining that they were my audience, Moroccan singer Karima…
Book fair celebrates AUC Press Author Day
American University in Cairo Press writers braved thunder storms and torrential rain yesterday to attend the AUC Press Author Day at the Cairo International Book Fair.Held in the Naguib Mahfouz…
Brushing up on Iranians
After my teeth were professionally scraped, polished and flossed, I told my dentist about my recent trip to Iran. In the midst of waxing on about chadors and secularism, gas…