Merger creates Crédit Agricole Egypt
Management expects to double bank size in next few yearsCAIRO: Egyptian American Bank (EAB) and Calyon Bank announced their merger yesterday into Crédit Agricole Egypt (CAE)."From a business perspective, Egyptian…
Kieslowski retrospect high point of festival
Cairo Caravan fails to draw audiences similar to Alexandria'sCAIRO: After two weeks of purely intellectual festivities, the Fourth Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema finally came to an end last Tuesday…
The limits of victory
Who won the 33-day war in Lebanon, Israel or Hezbollah? Both sides have claimed victory, though Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has done so in the kind of understated, eloquent and…
Bird flu back in the spotlight
CAIRO: The H5N1 strain of bird flu was reported in a domestic poultry farm in southern Egypt, the first time the highly pathogenic virus was detected in the country in…
Summer swing
ŠΘ###The party was a success and many celebrities attended and were dancing the night away, here are Hind, Mohammed, Nermine and Mahmoud Abdulla with Farouk El Hilany and Tatu Sultan##Khaled…
Police hunt suspected militants in Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian police are searching for five suspected militants in Sinai, focusing on areas surrounding popular tourist resorts in the region and nearby Bedouin camps, security sources said. The sources…
Egypt receives 27 offers to buy Suez steel
CAIRO: Egypt s state-owned Banque du Caire has received offers from 27 investors to buy the state s 82 percent stake in Suez Steel, the bank said in a statement…
Opposition calls for human rights meeting
Muslim Brotherhood arrests and custody renewals prompt moveCAIRO: Members of Egypt's opposition forces, including some 100 who are represented in parliament, are calling on the People's Assembly (lower house of…
Map your thoughts
Mind maps are a stress-free technique aimed at organizing your thinking processCAIRO: I admit it. I am a procrastinator. When an immediate solution doesn't present itself, I push the problem…
When a phone goes through puberty
The Motorola V3x is better classified as a transition phase in the Razr lineCAIRO: Though the Motorola Razr phone has yet to be mistaken for a credit card, its remarkably…