Americans, Egyptians discuss the US's Middle East policy
CAIRO: As world leaders descended on Sharm El-Sheikh to discuss Iraq, leaders in the making were running their own conference at the American University in Cairo (AUC). "Bringing the World…
Flavio's header lifts Ahly to quarter finals
CAIRO: FFlavio Amado s first-half header gave title holders Ahly a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Petrojet on Saturday to send the Cairo giants to the Egyptian Cup quarter-finals.The Angolan striker…
Draw, cut, action, click and let the magic begin
Animation today is associated with expensive box office productions, computerization, and Disney/Pixar morality tales with threads of simple love stories. Easy to watch, yes, for about LE 20 at the…
Watany Bank Q1 net profit jumps 78 pct
Al Watany Bank reported a 78 percent jump in net profit in the first quarter of 2007 to LE 44.1 million ($7.8 million), the stock exchange said in a statement…
Housing pushes Egyptian stocks to one-year highs
CAIRO: The two main Egyptian stock indexes hit one-year highs on Thursday as a buying frenzy continued to drive up prices in the housing and real estate sectors. The widely…
Egyptian inflation fell to 11.7 pct yr/yr in April
CAIRO: Consumer inflation in Egypt fell to 11.7 percent in the year to April, from 12.8 percent in March, Economic Development Minister of State Osman Mohamed Osma said on Thursday,…
Actuaries hold the key to the future of insurance
CAIRO: Is it worthwhile to think whether that percentage cut from your salary every month for social security will eventually amount to a decent retirement benefit? This might also be…
Ministry of Interior to pay between LE 15,000 to LE 30,000 to former Islamist detainees
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior has finally agreed to release the required financial compensation to the freed former Islamist detainees who have court orders indicating their right to financial compensation,…
Report criticizes Baghdad Security Plan
CAIRO: The tenth and latest report on human rights violations issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (Unami) has criticized aspects of the Baghdad Security Plan implemented to…
Egypt conference urges support for Iraq security transfer
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The final statement of a conference on Iraq urged all participants on Friday to support the transfer of security responsibilities in the country from US-led to Iraqi forces.…
