Lawyers' Syndicate haven for April 6 protesters
CAIRO: Over a thousand social and political activists, as well as unaffiliated citizens, gathered inside the Lawyers' Syndicate yesterday as part of the April 6 strikes, calling for immediate government…
Two allegedly killed during violent clashes in Mahalla
MAHALLA AL-KOBRA: An aborted strike planned by workers at the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory gave way Sunday afternoon to violent clashes between protesters and security forces, eye-witnesses told the administrator…
General strike did not aim to harm the economy, says expert
CAIRO: Around mid-afternoon yesterday, stretches of Tahrir Square would have set a perfect scene for the finale of an American Western film, as sandy, orange-tinted air silhouetted droves of riot…
Al Massy Fund Achieves subscription of 152 pct
CAIRO: The Al Massy Fund has seen exceptional demand, with a subscription rate of 152 percent following its launch in February, according to a press statement.Originally launched with a cap…
Al Watany merges with Kuwaiti bank
CAIRO: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) marked its entry into the local market by acquiring Al Watany Bank of Egypt (AWB) for $1 billion. In a statement to the press,…
China overtakes France in international art stakes
PARIS: China s art market overtook France s for the first time last year in world rankings still dominated by New York and London auction houses, according to figures released…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Point and shoot: the Cairo Camera Club
Photography is the basic human art form; it is part of being human. We didn't learn to point and shoot, cameras just come naturally. It is as though we learned…
Reflections: Bread or freedom?
A good offence is the best defense, as we all learnt yesterday. As I drove through Talaat Harb square at around 9 am, the scene looked all too familiar: at…
Toward building peace
I was eating breakfast one morning when my father slapped down the New York Times Magazine in front of me. You might want to check out this article. I believe…
Ignoring Al-Jazeera
It appears that Israel is taking a page from the George W. Bush book of public diplomacy: attempting to influence coverage by Arab media by boycotting the most influential television…