Some women, some dreams, some stories
Forget Freud; how does Om Abdu interpret her dream of seeing a pale blue shirt on her sister's husband? Clearly it means he's cheating on her sister. Far-fetched? Not so…
30 years after bread riots, Egypt reform moves forward
CAIRO: Three decades ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets across the country to protest the government s removal of subsidies on basic commodities in an explosion of violence…
The Maadi stabber story continues to puzzle
Local press is having a field day with rumors and confusionCAIRO: Stories and rumors about the Maadi stabber are making the rounds in that Cairo suburb andwell as the rest…
Midnight cinema screenings cancelled after 'harassment'
CAIRO: Egypt s morality police have cancelled midnight screenings in Cairo cinemas to prevent women being harassed, a police source and a cinema official told AFP on Saturday. The morality…
Egypt to free Israeli trucker found with bullets
EL-ARISH: The authorities in El-Arish have decided to free an Israeli truck driver found in possession of pistol bullets as he crossed the Israeli-Egyptian border, a judicial source in the…
Egypt, Jordan seek more cooperation in gas sector
Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi and Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaled Shreidah discussed current progress of the Arab gas pipeline in Cairo earlier this week, reported the…
Business recap: Government to pay-off LE 6 billion in public bank debt
CAIRO: The government announced Wednesday it has allocated LE 6 billion to its financial sector reform program for public banks, a joint Ministry of Investment (MOI), Ministry of Finance (MOF)…
Arab leaders to hold summit in Libya next week
CAIRO: The leaders of five Arab countries will hold a summit in Libya next week, President Hosni Mubarak was quoted on Friday as saying.The leaders, from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan…
Two Egyptians lose limbs to Sinai landmine
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Two Egyptian workers lost limbs Friday when an anti-personnel mine left over from one of the Israeli-Arab wars exploded in the Sinai peninsula, police said.Adel Mohammed Abdul Aal,…