Opposition fear new NDP moves will facilitate Gamal succession
CAIRO: Political opposition have been heavily critical of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) conference and the decisions that have been taken in this year's annual party bonanza.At the opening…
Egypt seeks to head table of 'Arab nuclear family'
CAIRO: Egypt s plans to build nuclear plants led experts to believe it s stepping up its regional role. President Hosni Mubarak announced last week that Egypt planned to construct…
Experts wary of increasing cement prices
CAIRO: Cement experts expect prices to skyrocket to unprecedented highs following last week's cement auction, contrary to the government's recent efforts to reduce prices. "Prices of licenses were way above…
Art projects experiment with the streets of Cairo
While driving around Cairo in the evenings, you see couples sitting by the Nile, families hanging out on the bridges and men gathered in coffee shops watching football matches. "Tales…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Searching for the lost battalion
Wanted: Historical sources - photos, letters, journals or memories of the 70,000 New Zealand troops that were based in Maadi during World War II.A New Zealand filmmaker is on his…
Egypt unveils King Tut's mummy to the public for the first time
LUXOR: Egypt put King Tut's mummy on public display for the first time Sunday - 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered in…
Re-narration of Muslim-Western experiences
SURABAYA, East Java: A lack of trust exists between the Muslim world and the West despite various attempts to bridge these two civilizations. Since the tragedy of 9/11, each side…
Uncertainty Shifts to China
Now that the dollar has dropped 43 percent from its high against the euro, the process of global financial rebalancing is seriously underway. The United States' trade and current account…
An Arab initiative to avoid a failed conference
WASHINGTON: In the aftermath of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice s fourth recent visit to the Middle East to prepare for a peace conference, only the meeting s proposed location…
Cairo tries to escape life under a black cloud
CAIRO: Ranked one of the most polluted cities in the world, Cairo is once again under the shadow of a highly toxic black cloud which settles above the huge city…