Tourism Ministry, ETF partner with Cornell University
CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Tourism Zoheir Garranah recently announced the latest endeavor in the efforts to raise the standards in the tourism sector and to create opportunities for Egypt s…
British Ambassador leaves BEBA, touts bilateral relations
CAIRO: Iftar was the meal and Nile Hilton the venue, for both British and Egyptian businessmen and women to say goodbye to one of their loudest cheerleaders, H.E. Sir Derek…
OT to bid for second fixed line license, prompt rife competition in telecoms domain
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) has announced that it will feverishly compete for Egypt's second fixed line phone license, which will be put up for tender early next year to start…
Egypt expands gold exploration efforts
CAIRO: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sameh Fahmi signed two agreements this week ¬- on behalf of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (Emra) - with Russian SMW Company for…
More investment needed to sustain strong economic performance, says IMF
CAIRO: While Egypt's performance in 2006/07 was impressive - with high growth levels - there continues to be an underlying need to tackle constraints on business development, says the International…
THE REEL ESTATE: In the name of God (Part 1)
I don't recall being as excited and engrossed about the outcome of the American film box office as much as I was on Sept. 29, 2004. The historical day marked…
Unicef, Showtime Arabia partner on Ramadan humanitarian campaign
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and Showtime Arabia, a Pay TV provider in the Middle East and North Africa, have teamed up to launch a Ramadan humanitarian campaign for…
'Kingdom' finds mixed success
Simultaneously a well-crafted action flick and a drama about global politics, The Kingdom wants to appeal to both the lowest common denominator as well as those seeking slightly more intellectual…
Going green could bridge West Bank-Israel gaps
In another month and a half, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will go to the peace conference in Washington to be held under the aegis of the American administration. There are…
Alan Greenspan on Trial
The release of Alan Greenspan's ghostwritten memoirs The Age of Turbulence has elicited charges that he was not such a great central banker after all. Stan Collender of National Journal…