US Embassy denies negotiations to reduce Israeli component in QIZ
CAIRO: The United States embassy in Cairo said yesterday that it was not involved in any negotiations with Egypt and Israel to reduce the Israeli component in the Qualified Industrial…
Amendments announced to combat tax evasion
CAIRO: The Ministry of Finance is currently looking into amending tax laws, whereby real estate and sales tax get collected as value-added tax starting sometime this year."Currently, the real estate…
THE REEL ESTATE: Tears of a clown
El Bilyatsho (The Clown) is one hilarious film. It closely abides by the rules of over-the-top comedy by deviating from logic, reality and any kind of saddling morals. There's one…
Who's Jerusalem? A tour of the Old City
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: There is certainly more than one way to see Jerusalem, which, since 1967, is either a reunited city or one half under occupation. On a recent visit to Jerusalem,…
Ending the tragedy of Darfur
The critical conditions that continue to prevail in Darfur are causing immense suffering to its people. Both sides of the conflict - the government of Sudan and its allied forces,…
Mideast peace conference under Iraq war shadow
It appears that the Bush administration s proposed Mid-East peace conference may not be held before November 2007 - a relatively long time from now considering the volatility of the…
Legitimate, illegitimate acts of violence
Why is Islam such a violent religion? Does the Quran condone acts of terrorism? Why haven t Muslims denounced the 9/11 attacks and suicide bombing? Whether in the media or…
New Islamic channel launches on NileSat
CAIRO: The newly launched Islamic channel, Al-Hekmah, started broadcasting its programs on NileSat on July 16 after being broadcasted on NourSat since its launch in February.The satellite channel wants to…
Slander case turns to confrontation between Sheikh and writers
CAIRO: What started as a slander case against famed Egyptian poet and columnist Ahmed Abdel Moeti Higazy seems to have snowballed into an all-out confrontation between Sheikh Youssef El Badry…
'Bored' Saied could quit football
Ankaragucu defender Ibrahim Saied revealed that he is having a tough time at his new club and that he could be forced into announcing an early retirement.The 27-year old stopper…