Sunni or Shia, we are all Muslim
BBC World recently aired the latest Doha Debate on the motion The Sunni-Shia conflict is damaging Islam s reputation as a religion of peace . It s a timely topic;…
Only conflict looms
The catastrophe of 1948 was, is and will continue to be the sine qua non of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It represents the historic injustice visited upon the Palestinian people to…
Damietta residents united against Agrium plant construction
CAIRO: The entire gamut of civil society in Damietta remains opposed to the construction of the Agrium fertilizer plant on the outskirts of the popular tourist destination Ras El Bar."All…
Australia champions Rotary's literacy program
CAIRO: Australia s ambassador to Egypt presented a LE 63,000 check to the Rotary Club in Giza in support of its literacy program. We are pleased to help support such…
Gharbia Movement files lawsuit to slash soaring public transportation costs
CAIRO: El-Gharbia Movement filed a lawsuit against the Public Transportation Authority to decrease the price of tickets on public transportation. Comprised of activists from El-Gharbia governorate, the group is rallying…
Teen girl kills grandmother to get married
QALUBIYA: An teenage orphan girl, with the help of her friend, has confessed to police that she murdered her grandmother, who had long taken care of her. Sixteen-year-old Faiza resorted…
Mother wins custody battle but loses children to father
SOUTH SINAI: "My husband left home many years ago for no reason, says Ibtihal. "I embraced my two daughters and decided to be both mother and father to them, to…
Downtown burglar caught red-handed
CAIRO: Mamdouh Abu-Sri'e, a notorious downtown burglar, is specialized in stealing from properties in crowded areas. The relatively handsome Mamdouh arouses no suspicion as he roams the streets day and…
Interview: Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid
Over the past year Egypt's emerging economy has received accolades for strides in development rates. The World Bank-International Finance Corporation's "Doing Business 2008 Report has described Egypt as the world's…
One-stop shops give business reforms a much needed push
Had you wanted to register a new company or commercial project in Egypt a few years ago, you would have gone through a bureaucratic nonstop paper chase from one government…