The troubling Green Zones of the U.S. mind
The heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, from where the United States indirectly administers most things Iraqi, seems to have caught the fancy of the Bush administration. It seems to…
Egyptians abroad speak out against inheritance of power
Web site calls on Gamal Mubarak to abandon NDP posts and serve Egypt as an ordinary citizenCAIRO: A number of Egyptian activists living in the United States have recently launched…
Egyptian detained in Canada begins quest for bail
TORONTO: An Egyptian father of six detained as a suspected terrorist for five years without charge or trial began his third quest for bail, with a former Canadian hostage in…
None of the existing political streams is best for Egypt: Galal Amin
Pessimism mixes with optimism in the economist s hope for "alert intellects to preserve culture, lead to better futureCAIRO: When asked if there is a party or a stream of…
GAFI to offer business opportunities to Arab investors in Cairo forum this December
CAIRO: The Egyptian General Authority of Investment and Free Zones has prepared details on infrastructure, construction and tourism investment opportunities that will be offered to 1,000 Arab investors in Egypt.…
Profit-taking in telecoms pushes bourse down
CAIRO: Profit-taking in Egypt s telecom sector sent Egyptian shares down on Tuesday as retail investors sold stocks after a bullish run last week over Telecom Egypt s deal to…
Despite attempted government regulation, cement prices approach LE 350 per ton
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid may have tried to counter dramatic cement price increases this year by setting a LE 300 per ton price cap off…
Post-conflict assessment of Lebanon gets underway
UN team begins countrywide study of potential environmental hot spotsBEIRUT/NAIROBI: An international team of experts will begin an assessment of the environmental damage in Lebanon caused by the recent conflict…
Palestinian group threatens to kill Hamas leaders
Reuters GAZA: Fatah gunmen threatened on Tuesday to kill leaders of the governing Hamas group, escalating a power struggle marked by the worst internal violence in Gaza and the West…