Qalet Al-Kabsh protesters forced away from Journalists' Syndicate
CAIRO: Following four days of protest in front of Cairo's Journalists' Syndicate, approximately 40 families from Qalet Al-Kabsh were forcibly removed from the steps of the building by Cairo police…
A fading industry struggles in a market of brand new cars
CAIRO: Outshined by booming workshops around them, exhaust pipe welders still operate with a full-fledged staff, displaying old exhaust pipes to signal their services.Mohamed Mahmoud claimed a spot on Corniche…
YOUTH VIEWS: Tolerance has two faces
BRUSSELS/BEIRUT: As the world enters a new age of enlightenment both technologically and intellectually, conflicts plague the earth while large distances between continents vanish as a result of a newly…
Back to the debate on Syria
For a number of years, I have been advocating the importance of constructively engaging Syria, not only to improve the prospects for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, but to substantially contribute…
A minefield ahead for Bernard Kouchner
July14 was the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in France. A day later, last Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner did a good impersonation by almost storming off…
Pakistan and the aftershocks of the Red Mosque attack
Pakistan is in the grip of a wave of vicious suicidal attacks after religious extremists vowed to avenge the operation on the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad last…
Masterpieces from Egyptian artists
The word masterpiece originally referred to a piece of handcrafted art produced by a journeyman in old European guild system. Each piece of art was admired for its perfection, elegance…
OT bids for Raya's shares on the Stock Exchange
The Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (Case) confirmed it received an "obligatory tender offer from Orascom Telecom Holding (OT) to acquire 100 percent of Raya Holding's free-floating shares on the…
Egypt's Sharm Dreams to re-offer 1.86 mln shares
CAIRO: Egyptian hotel company Sharm Dreams for Tourism Investment said on Tuesday it would re-open subscription to an uncovered portion of its capital increase, a company official said.In the original…
Damac brings luxury living to Cairo's market
CAIRO: Emirates developer Damac Properties launched its operations in Egypt July 17, under the slogan "Live the Luxury. Damac plans to implement three projects in Egypt: one on the Red…
