Hamas asks Egypt to reopen Rafah border
CAIRO: Hamas has requested that Egypt reopen the Rafah border crossing to allow the passage of much needed assistance and the evacuation of urgent medical cases in light of the…
Court rejects Sadat killer's release
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Sunday rejected a request to release an Islamist jailed more than 26 years ago for plotting the assassination of Egypt's late president Anwar Sadat, a…
Egypt cancels EU meeting after human rights resolution
CAIRO: The foreign ministry cancelled its Wednesday meeting with the EU due to what it deemed the negative environment resulting from European Parliament (EP) resolution criticizing Egypt's human rights record.…
Canada to edit manual naming US as country where prisoners risk torture
TORONTO: Under pressure from its closest ally, Canada's foreign ministry said Saturday that it will rewrite a training manual used by Canadian diplomats that lists the United States as a…
Border guards shoot dead an Ivorian trying to enter Israel
AL-ARISH: Egyptian border guards shot dead an African man attempting to cross the border to Israel, security and medical officials said Saturday.The native of the Ivory Coast was trying to…
Sustainability should be the objective, say experts
DUBAI: Organizations that wish to grow profitably in the future must focus their efforts to benefit shareholders, society and the environment simultaneously, said experts.Concentrating on any one of these areas…
El Rabeh achieves highest yields
CAIRO: The Egyptian Investment Management Association (EIMA) announced that Prime Investment Asset Management's El Rabeh Fixed Income Fund have topped the nine fixed-income funds operating in Egypt during 2007, achieveing…
Flour, dairy, rice prices on the rise
CAIRO: The cold is moving in, but the chill in Egypt stems from one word: inflation. Egyptians took to the streets last weekend in Cairo, and in smaller provinces such…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: On models, hotels and dwarf throwing!
A 20-year-old Egyptian model was a runner-up in the 15th annual Top Model of the World contest held in Hurghada over the weekend.Lobna Amin was edged out by a former…
Musings: Rebuilding the State
The current situation in the Arab World begs the question: Were the "states that came into existence between the two world wars or after World War II states in the…