Rachid, Prince Andrew open EEBC education roundtable
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid, and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will today lead senior representatives of Egypt's and Britain's largest companies in a discussion…
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EMKE Group plans outlets in Saudi, Egypt and IndiaKhaleej Times reported that UAE-based retail giant EMKE Group, which is eyeing a larger share of the regional retail market, has plans…
AUB Egypt joins IFC trade finance program
CAIRO: Ahli United Bank (AUB) Egypt became the country's first bank to join the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) global trade finance program as an issuing bank, the corporation announced Saturday.The…
World needs 'more realistic view' of international aid, says expert
CAIRO: There is an emerging consensus that while aid alone cannot create prosperity, it can address critical human needs and contribute to economic development. In line with this view, a…
Dream weavers: Egypt's first business plan competition for industry
CAIRO: The Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) last week launched the first Business Plan Competition in Egypt to actively target existing and potential entrepreneurs in industrial sectors."Entrepreneurship is the principle source…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: A late Christmas in Egypt
Christmas is a time for divorce. Well, it is in the UK anyway. Divorce lawyers say that their first day back to work after the Christian holiday is the busiest…
'Islamic Jesus' hits Iranian movie screens
TEHRAN: A director who shares the ideas of Iran s hardline president has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a…
Egypt's Media Bureaucracy
With the rapid technological innovations appearing at an unprecedented rate, media regulation worldwide becomes essential; and with it comes a change in the media marketplace. Technological innovations have led to…
War without end on Congo's women
The violence in Congo is unspeakable. But, if the horror of Congo's recent wars - which have killed more people than any war since World War II - is to…
Restoring order
Four young women from the Nablus neighborhood of Rafidiyeh went into a shop Wednesday near the clock square in the center of Nablus. Dressed in the trendiest jeans and blouses,…