Egypt's tourist industry continues to grow despite recent bombings
CAIRO: In the last year, Sinai's largest resorts, Sharm El Sheikh and the beach resort of Dahab were targeted by suicide bombers seeking to de-rail Egypt's economy by targeting the…
A cast of unknowns delivers an outstanding performance in "Awqat Faragh"
"Awqat Faragh (Leisure Time) Director: Mohamed MostafaStory and Script: Mohamed Moqbel and Amr GamalActors: Randa El Beheiry, Ahmed Hatem, Safa, Karim Qassem, Ahmed Haddad, Amr Abed CAIRO: After buying a…
An accumulation of errors
CAIRO: A committee appointed by Minister of Transportation Mohamed Mansour to investigate the cause of the Al Salam Boccaccio 98 ferry disaster concluded its report yesterday, having found that a…
Antiquities head reappointed
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, Egypt s voluble and media-savvy chief archeologist, dubbed the King of the Pharaohs, was reappointed head of the country s top antiquities body on Monday. The decision…
Tobacco group Altadis upbeat
PARIS: French-Spanish tobacco group Altadis is confident about its prospects and is examining possible deals in Egypt and Algeria, the company s chairman said in a newspaper interview published on…
Center hopes to reinvigorate export promotion activities and double exports in five years
CAIRO: The Egyptian Export Promotion Center held its first board meeting on Monday, during which producers and government officials discussed sector-specific export objectives and results for the past year as…
Editor jailed for defaming Mubarak
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a newspaper editor who has repeatedly criticized President Hosni Mubarak to one year in jail on Monday for defaming the head of state, court sources…
Egyptian security delegation makes contact with kidnappers of Israeli soldier
JERUSALEM: An Egyptian security delegation has made contact with the kidnappers of an Israeli soldier grabbed during a Palestinian attack on an Israeli position near the Gaza Strip, Israeli public…
Parliament approves judicial law draft
CAIRO: During its assembly Sunday, Egypt's upper house initially approved a draft of a judicial law, proposed by the government and currently being reviewed by parliament, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm on…