Textile cluster exploits migration of industry from Europe
CAIRO: Over a century ago, Egypt s ruler Mohammed Ali took advantage of the halt of the American cotton trade owing to the civil war in that country and compelled…
Orascom commissions plant in Iraq
Cement production in the third world has become big business with increasing environmental restrictions elsewhereCAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) Cement Group announced that they have commissioned a cement facility in…
Ethanol boom could hurt world's poor
Egypt among countries that could be most vulnerableReuters NEW YORK: The race to boost ethanol production could one day hurt food supply for many of the world s poor, an…
Present and Tense: Recycled pasta
Carlita Mikalovic, the NUN deputy secretary general, called me for the third time in one week. "Talk to your friends, we cannot allow this war to continue. I couldn't agree…
J8 members outline issues facing developing nations
Delegates in Egypt conduct conference call with Russian President Vladimir PutinCAIRO: For the first time in G8 history, children are being given an official voice at the international summit that…
Arab nations mild in reaction to Israeli offensive in Lebanon
Associated PressCAIRO: Moderate Arab governments reacted with relative restraint to Israel s offensive in Lebanon, condemning attacks on civilians and infrastructure, but also implicitly criticizing Hezbollah.The relative silence appeared to…
Recognizing literary excellence
Story competition awards young talentOn Thursday, in the Writers' Union in Zamalek, the awards for the first Youth Creativity Competition were distributed with the first winner receiving a LE 25,000…
Prevention and preparedness vital in fire fighting
Fire officials counter citizens complaints about slow response to emergenciesCAIRO: It s a catch-22 situation. Complaints by Cairo s citizens about slow or in some cases, non-existent response, to fire…
Inspecting inflation, as IMF warns against reducing interest rates
CAIRO: Egypt has achieved a remarkable turnaround in its monetary situation. Until a few years ago, the state of the pound, controlled and overvalued by the government, made imports difficult…
Berlusconi slams Italian arrests over alleged CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
Reuters ROME: Ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who lost power in April elections, attacked Italian magistrates on Wednesday for chasing after CIA agents and Italian spies over the alleged kidnap of…