World Refugee Day: Memories that last
We have a choice of which memory we decide to take away from this year's AUC celebration of World Refugee Day. The first is of a killing. The second is…
Soad Massi to perform in Egypt
World-renowned Algerian pop-star Soad Massi will stage three concerts in Cairo as part of the worldwide musical festival aimed at fusing world musical trends and bringing together pop stars from…
THE REEL ESTATE: A substandard vacation in Agami
As much I dislike Ismailia Rayeh Gay - the 1997 blockbuster starring Mohamed Heneidi - you've got to hand it to it, the movie was the reason Egyptian cinema came…
Bringing objects to life with payethco
Spanish photographer Gutierrez exhibits his evocative work at Amir Taz PalaceAs you pass through the gates of the Amir Taz Palace, the packed neighborhood of El Hurriya, replete with narrow…
Customs authority reforms facilitate increased trade
CAIRO: After being notorious for its greedy revenue collection and hindrance to trade, the Egyptian Customs Authority has now embarked on new reforms that will help it evolve into a…
Corporate governance: a small cost that goes a long way
CAIRO: Want to make your enterprise healthier and more sustainable? Two words: corporate governance.A firm's corporate governance affects its economic performance and its ability to access long-term, low-cost investment capital.…
Extradited former Egyptian terrorist suspect demands LE 23 million from Sweden
CAIRO/STOCKHOLM: Mohammed Alzery, an Egyptian citizen and former asylum seeker who in December 2001 was extradited to Egypt from Sweden along with fellow Egyptian Ahmed Agiza by the CIA on…
Hundreds flee Gaza to Israel as Rafah crossing stays shut
Bush and Olmert meet to discuss recent eventsCAIRO: Hundreds of Gazans, attempting to flee into Israel through the Erez crossing after the Strip was taken over by Hamas, have been…
Various scenarios possible for Palestine, say experts
CAIRO: There are three possible outcomes to the recent events in Palestine, says Waleed Kazziha, professor of political science at the American University in Cairo.The unity government between Fatah and…
Abu Omar's CIA trial in Italy adjourned to October 24
MILAN: A court in Milan on Monday adjourned until October 24 the trial of 25 CIA agents and a US air force colonel accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terrorism suspect,…
