Egypt deploys troops on Gaza border fearing violence
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities deployed hundreds of additional troops Monday to secure the Gaza border after receiving warnings that blockaded Palestinians might attempt to storm into Egypt.The Gaza Strip is now…
Business as usual as Europe and Egypt put human rights behind them
CAIRO: European and Egyptian officials held a crisis meeting in Cairo Sunday night to dispel the recent human rights furor triggered by a contentious European Parliament (EP) resolution.The Egyptian-European Economic…
SODIC's Allegria wins landscaping award
CAIRO: Allegria, a residential development project created by SODIC, has received an award of merit for its master plan from the American Society of Landscape Architects. The master plan was…
Once the cheapest fast food, now a luxury
CAIRO: Mohamed Gaber, a 27-year-old civil servant, like many in the lower income brackets, drops by a street vender selling fuul medames (cooked fava beans) everyday to have a relatively…
Egypt and India share common development goals, says ambassador
CAIRO: On their paths to growth, Egypt and India face similar development challenges that revolve around eradicating poverty and illiteracy while sustaining their impressive GDP levels, said India's ambassador to…
Twenty cement companies to be tried for price-fixing
CAIRO: Twenty executives of Egyptian concrete-producing companies will be tried on criminal charges of price-fixing, it was announced Sunday.In July, Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid requested that…
Verdi's 'Un Ballo In Maschera'
With its outstanding facilities, its high production values, and its talented staff, (not to mention its bargain ticket prices), the Opera House has to be one of Cairo's greatest modern…
Musical worlds collide
More than any other musical genre, classical music has been the most resistant to embracing technology, fearing that it might detract from the essence of one of the oldest forms…
Syria and the Palestinians: A love-hate relationship
For an entire century, Syria has had a love-hate relationship with Palestinians. The Palestinian cause has been at the core of Syria s ideological and political posture. The pan-Arab ideology…
It's not about Iran
As President Bush traveled through the Middle East, the prevailing assumption was that Arab states are primarily focused on the rising Iranian threat, and that their attendance at the Annapolis…