Conference by secular Copts fails to reach common grounds with Church
CAIRO: Exchange of criticism between Coptic secularists and leaders of the Coptic Orthodox Church marked the second Conference for Coptic Seculars that ended last week. The conference, boycotted by the…
Sole remaining wonder at the mercy of a click
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Culture has sent an urgent letter to Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to protest an internet-based voting…
Constitutional amendments threaten press, say activists
CAIRO: In celebration of World Press Day, representatives from local rights group the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) and the Press Syndicate held a conference Thursday on press freedom…
Rights groups criticize Egypt for refusal to open probe into Sudanese refugee deaths
CAIRO: Several rights groups on Wednesday blasted Egypt s decision not to investigate the deaths of more than two dozen Sudanese refugees when police stormed their camp here in 2005.A…
Egypt interbank rate edges up to 8.8%
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound edged up slightly to 8.8 percent on Thursday from 8.788 percent on Wednesday, but traders said the market was still…
Electrical dry gas generators production starts
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy carried out a program to produce dry gas generators for the first ever time in Egypt in cooperation with the Egyptian and international companies,…
Al Islami Foods enters Egypt
Consolidating its presence in the Middle East, Al Islami Foods, a leading provider of quality halal products, today announced a strategic expansion into Egypt s huge processed food market by…
US administration loses top-ranking Egyptian American
The highest-ranking Egyptian American in the Bush administration has resigned from her post at the US State Department to take a job with Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs, officials…