Status of Egyptian police on Gaza border unknown
President Hosni Mubarak's statement denying that 5,000 Egyptian police had been deployed near the border with Gaza has further raised confusion concerning the security situation there."There is no truth to…
The great tomato controversy
Have the vegetable vendors gone mad?Prices of vegetables soared to worrying levels for consumers who were out looking for cheaper foodstuff after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday.But most of them were…
Egypt conference focuses on investment initiatives
CAIRO: Egypt Invest, heralded as the largest conference on investment in Egypt, kicks off its fourth annual meeting at the InterContinental Hotel in Heliopolis today. With over 430 international and…
Nuclear program not included in restructuring of US aid
Director of US foreign assistance meets with ministersCAIRO: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) won't be contributing to Egypt's nuclear plans for the time being, American and Egyptian…
Seventh person dies of bird flu
The Ministry of Health has confirmed a seventh fatal case of bird flu. The patient was infected through slaughtering and cleaning infected domestic poultry at her home city of Samoud,…
Out and about: What's next?
Catching up with Cairo's coffee crazeCoffee run, A.N. said on the phone.A coffee run . in Cairo? Well, sure, I had been away for a while but finding out that…
Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins makes readers see it his way
Author takes the reader on twisted trips of bizarre imagination, with a hidden political undertone."It has been reported that Tanuki fell from the sky using his scrotum as a parachute.…
Eid marred by rise in alleged attacks on women
Alarming accounts of sexual harassment riddle blogsCAIRO: As Egyptians began their Eid Al-Fitr holidays last week, rumors of a wave of alleged sexual harassment tainted the joy of what is…
Egyptians believe US should change Middle East policies
Associated PressCAIRO: Egyptians are not happy with the way the US is involved in the Middle East, a new poll recently found.A June poll by the Pew Research Center for…
Foreign buying pushes Egyptian stocks up
CAIRO: Egyptian share indexes rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as Arab and other foreign investors bought into the major listed companies, brokers said.Arab investors were net buyers by…
