Heathrow fog closure brings strife to Cairenes
CAIRO: For holiday-goers and dozens of British expatriates the timing could not have been worse.After two days of flight cancellations to and from Heathrow Airport due to intense fog and…
AUC renames adult education center
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) announced today that in recognition of the growth and expansion of its continuing education programs, its Center for Adult and Continuing Education will…
Eid on Dec. 30, says Dar El Iftaa
CAIRO: Get the sheep ready, Eid is one day sooner than expected. Egypt's Dar El Iftaa, the local authority in charge of observing the lunar cycle, and the Higher Judicial…
Mother jumps from fourth floor to save child
CAIRO: A woman was badly injured as she jumped to safety from the fourth floor while hugging her infant after a fire broke out in her flat, Al Gomhuriah newspaper…
Median interbank rate rises to 9.8 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound jumped to 9.8 percent on Tuesday from 9.443 percent on Monday, with central bank auctions of certificates of deposit draining…
$35 mln for Palestinians deposited in Arab bank account
CAIRO: The 35 million dollars left behind in Egypt by Palestinian premier Ismail Haniya after Israel closed the Gaza crossing was deposited into an Arab League account Monday, Egypt s…
NDP to head dialogue on constitutional amendments
Secretary General of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat Sherif said President Hosni Mubarak looks forward to a lengthy and detailed dialogue on the constitutional amendments in an effort…
Security forces bar senior Brotherhood member from Qatar trip
Security forces barred a top member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt s strongest opposition group, from traveling to Qatar on Tuesday, security and Brotherhood sources said.Essam El-Erian, who heads…
Hamas-Fatah strife a sore issue for Egyptians
CAIRO: The continuing rift between Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and long-time politicos Fatah is a cause for concern for many Egyptians who are divided on how Arabs should deal with…