Islamist trio, freed in Egypt, due back home in Britain
LONDON: Egypt deported to London three Britons released from jail where they had served almost four years of their five-year sentences for spreading propaganda for an Islamist group, officials said…
Beyond the alphabet
CAIRO: New in the country? Troubled by the fact that you still can't put together an Arabic sentence? Don't be too frustrated; most Egyptians can't do it either."There is no…
Influencing art
CAIRO: I splashed some colors from a tumbler. Smeared the drab world with emotion. I charted on a dish of jelly the jutting cheekbones of the ocean. "In the beginning…
Kuwait's Global eyes Egypt, plans $1 billion fund
DUBAI: Kuwait s Global Investment House will increase its investment and advisory work in Egypt, which had one of the world s best performing stock markets last year, a senior…
For the love a flower
CAIRO: Following frequent visits to a friend's flower shop, Sally El Torgoman decided to take on this friend's offer and combined her interest in art and her background in sales…
Protecting ideas
CAIRO: Protecting intellectual property is an intricate challenge. In the world of copyrights and patents, stealing is not a direct physical action involving an object or an individual; it is…
Islamist sees Mubarak's son seeking presidency
CAIRO: A top leader of Egypt s largest opposition group said on Sunday he expected President Hosni Mubarak s son, Gamal, to seek the presidency within two years, citing as…
British Islamists leave Egyptian jail
CAIRO: Three Britons left an Egyptian jail on Tuesday after serving almost four years of their five-year sentences for spreading propaganda for an Islamist group, the mother of one of…
U.S. settles with Sept. 11 detainees for $300,000, lawyer says
NEW YORK: The U.S. government has agreed to pay $300,000 to an Egyptian man who was detained for nearly a year following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but was never…
MIBank arranges $254.5 million loan for MOPCO
CAIRO: Misr International Bank (MIBank) has arranged a syndicated loan worth $254.5 million for Misr Oil Processing Company (MOPCO) to build a new fertilizer plant, MIBank officials said on Tuesday.…
