FM meets Blair and new British Foreign Secretary
Talks precede Blair's visit to Cairo as Quartet envoyCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met with both Middle East Quartet Envoy Tony Blair and newly appointed Foreign Secretary David Miliband…
El-Zayat's party is unrelated to Brotherhood, says MB deputy
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has nothing to do with the new party recently established by Islamist lawyer Montasser El-Zayat, Mohamed Habib, MB deputy leader, told The Daily Star Egypt.…
Democratic Front Party not a Harb monopoly, says analyst
CAIRO: Rumors that the newly-licensed Democratic Front party's leadership will be dominated by the Harb family have been blown out of proportion, political analyst at the Al Ahram Center for…
Egypt refuses conditions to US aid
Draft bill withholds meager sum while sanctioning $1.3 bln in military aidCAIRO: Egypt has refused new conditions attached to a military aid bill by the US House of Representatives, Foreign…
ITIDA promises fervent role in GITEX
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) announced on Monday the dynamic innovations planned for this year's GITEX Technology Week. "The Egyptian ICT industry has so much to offer to…
AAIB emerges as a leader among Egyptian banks
The banking sector in Egypt is being redefined by fast paced reform. The privatization of the major state-owned banks allowed internationally renowned names to enter the market, breathing new life…
Emaar Egypt's latest developments
Aiming at promoting a "higher class of living, Emaar Egypt will commence next Sunday public sale of its prime real-estate project, Uptown Cairo."Starting this Sunday, we will begin official sale…
THE REEL ESTATE: The king of comedy strikes again
Whether you like him or not, whether or not you agree with his politics, you have to admire the career of Adel Imam.More than any other actor in the Middle…
'Islands' leaves audiences stranded
In his short film Islands, new independent director Mohammed Salah explores loneliness and connection in a series of casually linked scenes. The film was screened July 9 in Maadi's Al-Kotob…
The best of Egyptian cinema
To mark the centennial of Egyptian cinema, Al Ahram daily newspaper asked the country's top 20 critics to choose the best 15 best Egyptian films of all time. This is…