Heliopolis Housing jumps 30 pct, lifts Egypt shares
CAIRO: Egypt s shares rose on Sunday led by gains in Heliopolis Housing and investment bank EFG-Hermes and boosted by an increased appetite in the international equity market, dealers said.Heliopolis…
Egypt sees 2007/2008 deficit at 6.9 pct of GDP
CAIRO: The government is forecasting an overall budget deficit for the 2007 to 2008 fiscal year of 6.9 percent of gross domestic product and a cash deficit of 6.7 percent…
Bulgarian President to visit Egypt this year
Bilateral relations thrives in various fields CAIRO: Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is scheduled to visit Egypt next November accompanied by a business delegation, said Bulgarian Ambassador in Cairo Ivan Gaetanjiev.Gaetanjiev…
Blogger detention unnerves blogging community
CAIRO: Egyptian blogger Amr Sharqawi was jailed and treated brutally for taking pictures of the Shoura election board, during the alleged vote-rigging. The harsh treatment has sent a chill through…
Egypt welcomes emergency Palestinian government
Haniyeh vows to continue role from GazaCAIRO: Egypt has expressed full support for the newly sworn in emergency government in Palestine led by Sallam Fayyad, said a statement by Foreign…
Free zones to include agricultural, service projects: Mohieldin
CAIRO: In accordance with recent amendments to the Investment Law, Egypt's free zones will no longer host industrial projects only, but will extend to include agricultural and service-oriented projects.That is…
Three times' a charm
"Ocean's Thirteen has arrived adding yet another big name to this summer's line-up of 'threequels,' which includes "Shrek, "Spiderman and "Pirates of the Caribbean. Steve Soderbergh's third, and you suspect…
KHAWAGA'S TALE: Leafing through Cairo's bestsellers and book clubs
The summer holidays are almost upon us and the one thing we all need is a good book to read by the pool, at the beach or in my case…
Deploying Joint UN-AU Peacekeepers in Darfur
A little more than a week ago, leaders of the world's industrialized nations met for their annual summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. Our modest goal: to win a breakthrough on climate…
False dichotomies: "Secularists" and "Islamists" in Turkey
ISTANBUL: When Turkey s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - a party with Islamic roots - nominated one of its own as president, millions of protesters took to the…