Dollar makes comeback against Egyptian pound
CAIRO: The US dollar is picking up speed after almost two years of depreciating against the Egyptian pound. Over the past few days, the purchase value of the dollar increased…
Olmert-Abbas meeting focuses on Gaza; Israel promises to avert humanitarian crisis
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday that Israel would not let a humanitarian crisis develop in Gaza, whose Islamic Hamas rulers shattered an…
Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate rallies for Gaza
CAIRO: Approximately 50 journalists from the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate chanted slogans of solidarity with Gaza on the syndicate steps Saturday, supporting Egypt's position on the opening of Rafah's border. Security…
Egypt to close Rafah border soon, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Egypt intends to bring to an end the weeklong freedom of movement between Gaza and Rafah in after Palestinians broke through the border wall, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit…
Conflicts over Al-Wafd's leadership reach climax
CAIRO: Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the People's Assembly (PA), turned down a request to remove president of Al-Wafd opposition party Mahmoud Abaza, from his position as head of the party's…
Bids for nuclear plant begin February
CAIRO: Egypt announced that it will launch a tender and begin receiving bids in February to build its first nuclear power station at a cost of over $1.5 billion, the…
Techno savvy: Sony Ericsson reveals latest mobile technology
CAIRO: Sony Ericsson is bullish on the Egyptian market where it sees ample opportunities for growth and revenues said Elie Otaki, Sony Ericsson's marketing and communications manager for the Middle…
Investment ministry report calls for more CSR
CAIRO: It is necessary to develop a unified vision for private sector involvement in social responsibilities, human development and poverty reduction, said a recent report published by the Ministry of…
Fayrouz's musical stirs up political friction between Lebanon, Syria
BEIRUT: Even a performance by Lebanon s top diva Fayrouz, a singer revered across the Arab world, can cause a fuss between the Lebanese and the Syrians, who these days…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Leaping into Freshwater
My eyes welled with emotion on Friday night under the splendidly restored ceiling of the Ghuriya, adjacent to the footbridge in Khan El-Khalili, as I watched Freshwater perform their catalogue…