El Sawy Film Festival announces the year's winners
CAIRO: Judges at El Sawy's second film festival had some tough decisions to make before presenting the awards at the closing ceremony on June 18 at El Sawy's Hakma Hall.Islam…
Arab governments have different reasons for truce
Reuters CAIRO: Arab governments disagree on who to blame for starting the Middle East violence of the past week but, unlike Israel and the United States, they agree at least…
Protestors gather in front of the press syndicate, voice support for Lebanon and Palestine
CAIRO: As Israeli air-strikes continue for the eighth day in Lebanon, Egyptian protestors continue taking to the streets to express their solidarity with Lebanon.About 500 protestors gathered at the stairs…
Hero or reckless? Nasrallah seen through Arab eyes
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Israel s punishment of Lebanon because of Hizbullah has left Arabs torn between criticism for the Shiite movement s head Hassan Nasralah and praise for a man…
Inadequate skills challenge service liberalization
CAIRO: The liberalization of trade in services on a global scale has lagged behind that of goods, but the potential gain is significant for many countries.In Egypt, services account for…
Arab League discusses summit over Lebanon
CAIRO: Arab League representatives gathered in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of holding an extraordinary summit over Israel s offensive in Lebanon. The pan-Arab body s secretary general,…
Israel pounds Lebanon, Hizbullah rockets hit Haifa
President Hosni Mubarak criticizes Hizbullah and HamasBEIRUT: Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 26 people, and more Hizbullah rockets hit the Israeli city of Haifa, with no sign that…
BG signs new concession agreement
Company gets ready for next phase of growthCAIRO: British Gas (BG) has announced that they have signed a new concession agreement with Petronas on Monday. The new concession is right…
Finding new ways to promote investment
Egypt hosting the annual regional conference of WAIPACAIRO: Egypt, an elected member of the executive committee of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) and the current regional chair…
Abousariya's symbolic art brings cultures together
Artist combines a European palette with Egyptian cultural influencesCAIRO: Lutfi Abousariya's art exhibition captures the viewer's attention with its uniqueness, pushing the viewer to understand the symbolic expression behind the…