Rice struggles to overcome hurdles in latest Mideast tour, arrives in Egypt today
JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened an intense round of Mideast shuttle diplomacy Sunday, struggling to bring Israelis and Palestinians close enough to make a planned US-hosted peace…
Arabs change stance over peace conference after Rice visit
CAIRO: Egypt and the Arab League signaled a shift in their attitudes towards an upcoming US-sponsored peace conference due to take place in the fall after a visit to Egypt…
MB military trial resumes today as human rights observer arrives in Egypt
CAIRO: The military trial of Muslim Brotherhood leader Khayrat El Shater and 39 others continues today, as the latest in a string of foreign human rights lawyers attempts to observe…
Moussa on reform, education, and the environment
CAIRO: The Arab League will organize an Arab economic summit before the end of 2008 to discuss several topics including education, health, investment, trade and communications, said Amr Moussa, secretary…
Omar Effendi's new owners undertake challenging renovation process
CAIRO: Rising from dilapidation and heavy financial losses, Omar Effendi - Egypt's oldest department store - is setting itself up to become Egypt's version of Marks & Spencer. Its new…
Egypt to host global IT policy conference
CAIRO: Egypt will host the Global Public Policy Conference (GPPC) 2007, an international Communications and Information Technology (CIT) event, from from Nov. 4-6, 2007.Under the auspices of the Ministry of…
Survey reveals bright future for mobile adverts in the region
CAIRO: Mobile advertising is exhibiting strong potential in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with 64 percent of respondents believing it will mirror the successes of internet advertising,…
Cairo to host first 'Made in the USA' exhibition
CAIRO: Due to recent reforms, developments, increasing population, and high oil rates, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently become a very promising platform for future investments.In…
An audience with Egypt's royalty
This is the first anniversary of Khawaga's Tale. I have only missed one week and that was over the New Year holiday, which I am sure any regular reader would…
Telling stories not stereotypes
September 11 was the beginning of a new era. Like every era, a new enemy was created, subjected to discrimination. "Racial profiling had a new poster boy: he was young,…