Government borrowing to raise capital of state banks
CAIRO: The Egyptian government will use $1 billion in loans from the World Bank and the African Development Bank to raise the capital of the country s two biggest state…
Iran releases 15 British captives
CAIRO: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday handed over 15 British sailors and marines to the British embassy in Iran. The captives were held for 12 days for sailing in disputed…
The high cost of freedom: the life of street children
CAIRO: "It will disturb people and it will awake them up, says photographer Hesham Labib about his newest exhibition illustrating a group of children from the streets of Cairo. "People…
When a dilettante takes on Hezbollah
We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for having informed Syrian President Bashar Assad, from Beirut, that "the road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through Damascus.…
Congress and the White House are on a collision course
Lee Hamilton, the former Indiana congressman who is a one-man bipartisan commission, recently suggested a simple test for evaluating political leaders. The best choice, he told a Washington gathering, is…
Commentary: A Nuclear-free Middle East: Amen
Just because Iran and Israel are endangering the planet by pursuing nuclear energy, doesn t give Egypt and its neighbors the right to pursue these curse of the universe nuclear…
Egyptian-Iranian relations, where to?
CAIRO: A seminar organized last week at the Supreme Council of Culture called for streamlining relations between Egypt and Iran in a bid to contain the current political conflicts in…
FilGoal: Laporta, 'It's more than a match'
Al Ahly signs agreement with Barcelona for April 24 gameCAIRO: During a press conference held in Cairo on Tuesday, Barcelona president Joan Laporta hailed the game of his club against…
FilGoal: Abd-Rabou scores twice as Ismaili beat Al-Hodoud
CAIRO: Two penalties from midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou earned Ismaili a 4-2 home victory over Harras Al-Hodoud in the Egyptian League on Monday.Amr Samir and Sayed Moawad also notched for the…