Egypt calls Israeli West Bank raid provocative
CAIRO: Egypt described an Israeli raid into the West Bank town of Ramallah on Wednesday as provocative and incompatible with peace efforts. We demand an immediate end to the use…
Violence averted during solidarity protests
CAIRO: The much-anticipated "Black Wednesday anniversary went smoothly, as hundreds of Kefaya (Enough) movement and other activists gathered in front of the journalists syndicate. Despite an attempt to march down…
Democracy and the ruling elite
CAIRO: Political protests have become a common scene in Cairo in recent weeks. While yesterday s wide-scale demonstrations concluded without violence, previous protests were less benign with plain-clothed and uniformed…
IFC signs on to support oil and gas projects
CAIRO: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, announced that it has signed a $25 million financing package for Rally Energy Corporation, a…
King Tut comes to Chicago
Agence France-PresseCHICAGO: The blockbuster King Tut exhibit opens in Chicago today with eerily displayed artifacts offering a window into the world of the pharaohs. Glittering gold statues stand guard in…
German university to return Egyptian wall fragments from ancient pharaoh's tomb
CAIRO: A German university has agreed to return to Egypt pieces of artifacts that decorated the walls of an ancient pharaoh s tomb, Egypt s culture minister said Thursday.Next month,…
Poultry industry set to recover says union
CAIRO: As alarm over the avian influenza virus H5N1 has begun to dissipate among the public over recent weeks and with demand for chicken rising, the poultry industry appears set…
Word on the Street
CAIRO: How the government has performed in light of recent events, such as the outbreak of bird flu in the country and the ferry disaster in February, has people talking.…
Press Round-up
CAIRO: With the World Economic Forum on the Middle East making headlines, newspapers covered a variety of topics this week including the stock market crash, subsidiaries, Palestinian links to the…
Egypt asks Interpol to arrest owner of sunken ferry
CAIRO: Egypt issued an arrest warrant Wednesday which it transferred to Interpol against a businessman who fled to London after one of his ferries sank in the Red Sea, killing…