Egypt urges respect for ceasefire agreement
Arab League welcomes the Abbas initiativeEgypt has called for both the Israeli and Palestinian sides to respect the newly reached ceasefire agreed on between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli…
"No women allowed at work without the veil," chant Azhar students
Nearly 300 male students at Al-Azhar University angrily protested against what they considered to be anti-veil remarks made by Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni.Chanting slogans such as, "The veil is…
President sees signs for Middle East peace
President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview published on Saturday that he saw hopeful signs that big powers are turning their attention to a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."There are…
Cement prices drop as production makes slight gains on demand
Industry challenges debated at annual pan-Arab producers conferenceCAIRO: Local cement prices continued to fall last week, reaching a LE 320 per ton average according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade…
African Development Bank grants $590 mln in loans to Egypt
The African Development Bank (ADB) will grant Egypt two loans and a grant valued at $590 million, said Minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abu El-Naga on Saturday.The funds will be…
Sports Talk: Sea, sand and speedball
CAIRO: Somebody invented running. Somebody invented swimming. Then came speedball and somebody had to invent that, too. The individual in question is an Egyptian, Mr Lofty, who came up with…
The results of campaign to reduce hepatitis C due by 2015
CAIRO: A campaign for children with hepatitis C virus, a virus that has a high probability of developing into HIV/AIDS, has just been cranked up a gear.Unlike most campaigns where…
