Living in the age of "Katkout"
An inane celluloid portrait of modern Egyptian man? Mohamed Saad is a genius. a young man in front of me uttered these disconcerting words while standing in what seemed like…
Win some, lose some
The war in Lebanon has produced some surprising outcomesMore than a month after Israel started pounding Lebanon for the kidnap of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah, a ceasefire has…
Al-Ahram reverses Internet block on blogs
The initial ban highlights future status of electronic freedom of expressionCAIRO: Al-Ahram newspaper has reversed a block that was implemented last week on Internet Web logs (blogs).Effective on network access…
Nine of 11 missing Egyptian students in U.S. custody
CHICAGO, U.S.: Nine of 11 Egyptian students who failed to show up for a Montana university exchange program last month were in custody on Saturday after officials arrested three students…
Egypt median interbank rate drops to 8.15 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound fell to 8.15 percent on Sunday from Thursday s 8.294 percent, with the market liquid as a batch of central…
Local and regional demand behind increase in cement price
Cement expected to average LE 325-330 per ton by the end of 2006CAIRO: A LE 25 single-day increase in cement price by The National Cement Company (NCC) last week might…
Egypt, Iran call for world to respect UN Lebanon truce
CAIRO: Iran and Egypt called Sunday for a United Nations-backed truce between Israel and Lebanese movement Hezbollah to be respected, hours before the ceasefire agreement secured by UN chief Kofi…
New party touts Egyptian nationalism
The Egyptian Liberal Party presents platform based on Egyptian national heritagesCAIRO: After the rejection of Masr El-Om (Mother Egypt) Party, the founders are establishing a new party: the Liberal Egyptian…
Natural gas quandary
Egypt may have leaned too heavily on recently discovered natural gas suppliesCAIRO: According to the findings of the latest report conducted by the Petroleum Economist and the Statistical Review of…