Egypt's Consumer Spending on the Rise
Credit bureau and electronic payment critical in supporting sound credit decisionsCAIRO: The establishment of a credit bureau and the increasing use of electronic payments are two important factors that support…
A fruit enjoyed by children on its way to extinction
Egypt seems to have forgotten the good points of the sycamoreThe trees lining the streets around the Maadi Club once beckoned children to savor their fruit - the sycamore fig,…
Pedophiliac twin brothers arrested in Cairo
CAIRO: Twin brothers, one a social worker at an educational institute and another employee at a media company, both 45, have been detained for having allegedly raped a six-year-old boy…
German system flourishes in Egypt's trade schools
Providing graduates with solid education and guaranteed work opportunitiesEL-GOUNA: A typical school week for a student at the El-Gouna Hotel School may begin with some fractions and literature and conclude…
Crime Scene: Miracle saves blundering truck driver from fatal wreck
CAIRO: It can only be called a miracle, distraught train passengers said after they emerged with bruises and stiff joints from what could have been a fatal train crash with…
Clerics to lift fog on Islam
CAIRO: During a session on Islam to non-Muslims, Sheikh Ahmed Saad met one man who, living beside a mosque for 15 years, thought Muslims were drug-dealers because he saw them…
Biz Recap
Indian industry on display in CairoCAIRO: India s Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) brought more than 100 Indian companies to the Cairo fair grounds to showcase their products to local…
Hamas leader discusses prisoner exchange in Cairo
CAIRO: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal held positive talks with a senior Egyptian security official on Thursday to discuss a prisoner exchange between the Palestinian movement and Israel, a senior Hamas…
Opposition wants Camp David Accords annulled
CAIRO: Opposition movement Kefaya has gathered a 100,000-strong petition calling for the annulment of Egypt's 1979 Camp David Peace Accords with Israel, said General Coordinator for the Kefaya opposition movement…
