Egyptians believe US should change Middle East policies
Associated PressCAIRO: Egyptians are not happy with the way the US is involved in the Middle East, a new poll recently found.A June poll by the Pew Research Center for…
Foreign buying pushes Egyptian stocks up
CAIRO: Egyptian share indexes rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as Arab and other foreign investors bought into the major listed companies, brokers said.Arab investors were net buyers by…
Egyptian-born Australian cleric takes leave of absence after meaty remark
SYDNEY: Battling widespread condemnation and failing health, Australia s beleaguered Islamic leader stepped aside and conceded that his comparison of women without head scarves to uncovered meat was not appropriate…
CIB completes investment bank plan
ReutersCAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB) and businessman Naguib Sawiris have completed details of their alliance in investment banking and brokerage operations, a CIB statement said. Sawiris, along with fellow investors…
Omar Effendi deal postponed due to "differences" over chain's assets
Tolba: Nasr City plot remains main obstacle; no talk of withdrawing offerCAIRO: A 16,000 sq. m. land plot in Nasr City has caused a contract signing delay in Trade Holding…
Diary: Tune In Line
Every once in a while, we TV journalists have to admit that we've made a bad choice of stories. You can research an idea from afar, call local producers to…
Palestine: How Weak is Hamas?
Negotiations for a unity government between Fatah and Hamas are the fruit of international pressure, which has forced Hamas to consider sacrificing some of its formal authority within the Palestinian…
Leprosy in Egypt on the wane again: WHO
Once considered incurable, treatment widely availableThe number of leprosy patients in Egypt has started to fall again, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean…
Workers Demand Changes to Election System, Fear Fraud
Workers Protest Election Laws, Demand ChangesCAIRO- Members of Workers for Change (WFC), an affiliate of the Egyptian Movement for Change (Kefaya), demanded judicial oversight in a demonstration at the High…
