Intellectual illiteracy is the greatest challenge facing the Arab World
CAIRO: Arab youth are undeniably at a crossroads. On the one hand they are dealing with modernism and western standards introduced into conservative societies. Meanwhile, Arab culture has become engrossed…
Strike ends in Kafr El Dawwar, but problems linger
KAFR EL DAWWAR: Thousands of factory workers and townspeople poured out of the Kafr El Dewar Textile Factory on Thursday afternoon, after negotiations by state-appointed union representatives and a host…
Ahead of Valentine's Day, kissing sees new world record
MANILA: More than 6,000 couples kissed simultaneously at midnight Saturday in the Philippines with organizers of the event claiming to have set a new world record.Organizers of the annual pre-Valentine…
Zamalek ease past Vital'O
CAIRO: Hazem Emam scored in the first-half to help Zamalek edge Burundi's Vital'O 1-0 away from home and advance to the African Champions League round of 32 on Saturday.The Zamalek…
Pharmaceutical exports to Ukraine up 70 percent
CAIRO: Egyptian exports of pharmaceuticals to the Ukraine increased remarkably over the first ten months of 2006, growing up nearly 70 percent compared with a year earlier.Ukraine s ambassador to…
Rachid urges HSBC to finance Egyptian auto parts industry
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid will discuss with the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Stephen Green in London the new opportunities for investments of the British…
Ministry of Finance drafts public-private partnership law
MOF expects strong public resistance to unfamiliar policyCAIRO: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is preparing new legislation to govern the relationship between the government and the private sector in future…
Business recap: Producers to hike cheese prices by up to 15 percent
CAIRO: Dairy producers announced plans last week to raise cheese prices by 12 to 15 percent over the next six months to keep up with inflation in other sectors.Mohamed Kamel,…
Bush the most disliked leader in Egypt, Nasrhallah admired
ReutersWASHINGTON: Egyptians and most Arabs have a very unfavorable opinion of US President George W. Bush, a new poll has revealed.A new poll on Thursday underscored deep Arab unhappiness with…
