Egyptians with Sinai observer force die in crash
ISMAILIA: Nine Egyptians, including eight engineers working for the multinational peace monitoring force in Egypt s Sinai peninsula, have been killed in a road crash, security sources said on Friday.…
Third mobile phone operation to start business in March
CAIRO: The third mobile phone operator in Egypt Etisalat will start business in the domestic market by the end of March, according to Hassan Samy, sales officer at Etisalat Egypt.Samy…
Market shares trim losses, Telecom Egypt rises
CAIRO: Stocks trimmed losses to close higher on Thursday, with Telecom Egypt rising on demand from foreign investors and Ezz Dekheila gaining despite a 15 percent drop in 2006 net…
Global Integrity report ranks Egypt low on fighting corruption
CAIRO: Global Integrity, a Washington D.C.-based organization, ranked Egypt No. 34 out of 43 countries in its annual corruption and governance report for 2006.With a score of 57 out of…
Riot police clear out vendor stalls
Crackdowns are being enforced to preserve public space, says lawyerCAIRO: Vendors in the historic Wakalit Al-Balah market say that government harassment is damaging their livelihood after three days of crackdowns…
Saad Eddin Ibrahim and students reflect on meeting with Nasrallah
CAIRO: While most students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) relaxed at home over their winter break, MA candidate Sahra Gemeinder was sitting in a ramshackle hovel on the…
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Oriental cuisine adrift on the Nile
The policeman held his arm up to stop the relentless stream of cars racing down the Corniche in Garden City, and helped us walk from the Four Seasons Nile Plaza…
Istanbul: A real Turkish Delight
An exotic mix of Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East, Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents, has grown to be a leading cosmopolitan hub…