News In Brief
OCI wins deal for electricity stationReuters reported that Orascom Construction Industries has won a deal to build an electricity station at Sidi Kerir in northern Egypt, the firm said on…
Alleged Muslim convert to Christianity released from jail
CAIRO: A Christian woman who was sentenced to three years imprisonment for allegedly fraudulently stating that she is Christian on her marriage certificate, was released Monday, her lawyer told Daily…
Islamist groups say Bush is not welcome in Egypt
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and other Islamist groups in Egypt have branded US President George Bush a murderer, saying that he is not welcome, just days ahead of his…
Egypt, UK partner to bolster education and training
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, led on Monday senior representatives of Egypt and Britain's largest companies in an "education…
Prince Andrew inaugurates 10 new Barclays branches
CAIRO: In presence of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, Barclays Bank Egypt inaugurated yesterday 10 new branches and a contact center, as part of the bank's vigorous expansion plan…
Wazayef Masr set to host largest career fair in Egypt
CAIRO: Since its modest launch in August 2007 as a supplement distributed in a local newspaper, careers magazine Wazayef Masr has grown into an independent monthly that jobseekers and employers…
The sights, sounds and styles of Piano Seven
T?he tales of this world have already been written . and have to be written over and over again. Not because we need new tales. They have to be written…
Reviving Europe's Universities
Writing at home sometime ago, with Wimbledon on TV in the background, it occurred to me that just as Britain hosts the world's top tennis tournament but never wins it,…
Dubai: Bridging time zones and boosting confidence
For the last seven years the emirate of Dubai has been operating a domestic stock exchange, as part of wider attempts to create a vibrant, diversified economy that supports a…