Sinking relics, hidden treasures
Underwater archaeology in the spotlightCAIRO: The Supreme Council of Antiquities decision to set up an underwater museum to showcase artifacts discovered at the old eastern port of Alexandria, has boosted…
So much garbage
Don't bin it, rehabilitate itCAIRO: At a workshop on Sunday a group of young people from three poor Cairo districts - Bolaq El Dakroor, Manshiet Nasser and Al-Darb El-Ahmar -…
Three's quite the crowd
CAIRO: A woman who married two men at the same time was reported to the police by her second husband, who had tied the knot without prior knowledge that she…
Truck crash kills 10 in southern Cairo
CAIRO: Ten people died and seven were seriously injured when a truck crashed into a microbus cab on the Quraimat Road, Al Saf in the southern parts of the capital.…
Car with no brakes kills six pedestrians
CAIRO: A truck carrying fuel for Misr petroleum ran amuck in Al Sayeda Aisha district of Old Cairo killing six people, including two infants.Police investigations indicated that the car s…
Local producers mount fight against consumer protection laws
CAIRO: The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) called on the government Sunday to rescind the recently ratified Consumer Protection Law, until significant amendments are made, to protect local producers from…
Russian Gazprom mulls exploration for gas in Egypt
CAIRO: Chairman of Gazprom s Management Committee Alexey Miller has expressed his company's interest in exploration for oil and natural gas in Egypt, according to Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh…
Egyptian textiles challenged by China and Turkey
Local textile industry faces tough competition for slice of European marketCAIRO: Egyptian textiles are on the right track in penetrating the European market, but must find a way past Chinese…
