Women bear the brunt of bird flu
CAIRO: Judging from the gender ratio of infections in Egypt, women are most at risk of avian influenza contagion than men, said Hamdi Abdel Wahed, media official at the health…
Egypt pound o/n interbank rate dips to 9.75 percent
CAIRO: Egypt s median overnight interbank rate slipped to 9.75 percent on Wednesday from 9.772 percent on Tuesday as fewer banks bought certificates of deposits in auctions from the central…
Abul Gheit: Captured Israeli soldier still alive
JERUSALEM: The Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants last June is still alive, the visiting Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Abul Gheit, said Wednesday.Abul Gheit said Egypt is working to win…
Mubarak to Meet Olmert in Sharm
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El Sheikh next week an Israeli official told the press Tuesday.Mubarak and Olmert are expected…
Suez War changed the geopolitical map of the time
French and British failure signaled the end of colonialismCAIRO: The repercussions of the 1956 Suez War, known as the Tripartite Aggression, transgressed local and regional levels to have a worldwide…
Open Source gaining ground in Egypt and worldwide
CAIRO: Open source software and its specific application to internet-enabled telephony could make a powerful change for Egyptian businesses, asserted web telephony leader Mark Spencer at an OpenCraft technical seminar…
THE REEL ESTATE: 2006: The beginning of a minor cinematic renaissance
A few days ago, I was having a conversation with esteemed critic Ahmad Ra fat Bahgat about the changing cultural and cinematic climate of Egypt within the last 36 years.…
Israel's December Report: Three Clues for 2007
Israeli government officials in charge of conducting an end-of-year review cannot be happy. While their mid-year review was equally disappointing, with the loss in Lebanon and lack of international support…
The emergence of cosmopolitan solidarity
As globalization proceeds, with the help of ever-faster communications, faster travel, and more powerful multinational corporations, a new, cosmopolitan social class seems to be emerging. These citizens of the world…