Shehata names Egypt squad
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has called-up Al Ahly skipper Shadi Mohamed for the first time since 2003 in his 23-man squad for Mauritania game in the African Cup of…
Used kidney dialysis filters pose health threat
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health received information recently about the theft of disposed second-hand filters used in kidney dialysis machines, from a garbage collection point in Mansheyet Nasser shanty…
INTERVIEW: Egypt to break FDI record in 06/07 -Investment Minister
ReutersNEW YORK: Egypt s economy is expected to grow by 7 percent in the next five years and to break last year s record for investment from abroad, Investment Minister…
Opposition cries foul over constitutional amendments
Pundits predict police state if referendum passesCAIRO: The People s Assembly passed 34 proposed constitutional amendments after three months of deliberations late Monday, but opposition forces have said debate on…
Activists fail to reach parliament for planned demonstration
Police employ a zero-tolerance policyCAIRO: Opposition groups, including the Kefaya Movement for Change, called for a demonstration on Tuesday outside the People's Assembly to support opposition MPs who staged a…
Four years later, the annihilation of Iraq is still on course
Four years ago, US-led forces began a vicious aerial bombardment of the oil-rich country of Iraq. Referred to as Operation Iraqi Freedom, the opening salvo ushered the vital Arab nation…
Ministry of Agriculture seeks investors for poultry abattoir establishment, operation
Legislation outlawing live poultry trade expected by end of current People's Assembly session CAIRO: The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoA) initiated a campaign this week to draw investors…
THE REEL ESTATE: Egyptians shine in first Women's Film Festival
The first Women's Film Festival (March 8th - 16th), organized by the audio-visual development foundation Cadre, took place at the Artistic Creativity Center of the Cairo Opera House and the…
France must prove it's still a driving force in Europe
Not long ago, an American political analyst compared France's loss of influence in Europe following its "No vote in the 2005 referendum on the EU constitutional treaty with France's surrender…
Have we overestimated Osama's sway?
The only two major terrorist operations for which Khaled Sheikh Mohammed claimed no credit in his recently released testimony before the Military Tribunal at Guantanamo Bay were the August 7,…