Making waves
CAIRO: As evidenced by the recent success of the Cairo International Film Festival, Arab filmmakers and directors are nothing to be scoffed at.Young Egyptian filmmaker Karim Fanous makes his directorial…
Kefaya looks ahead at the long road to change
CAIRO: Kefaya demonstrators carried a makeshift coffin, draped in black, with an image of the Maglis El Shaab (People's Assembly) building on one side and a picture of President Hosni…
Judge storms out as Nour trial heats up
CAIRO: The judge in the trial of Ayman Nour, runner-up in this year's presidential elections, stormed out of Monday's court session after lawyers of both Nour and other co-defendants exchanged…
Egypt's Brotherhood open to dialogue with U.S. Congress
CAIRO: Newly elected Islamist members of the Egyptian parliament are open to dialogue with members of the U.S. Congress without involving the Cairo government, leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood…
Black gold
CAIRO: With oil prices skyrocketing across the world, and with the Middle East region hosting an abundance of the product, many are growing interested in learning more about the oil…
Calyon, HSBC bid for Egypt's EAB, says executive
CAIRO: France's Calyon and Britain's HSBC have submitted bids for Egyptian American Bank (EAB), which has been put up for sale by its main shareholders, an EAB executive said on…
Cairo ICT celebrates 10 years of success
ICT 2006, scheduled for February 5-8, is set to attract many of the region's top players and the world's leaders in telecommunications, information technology, networking, computing and broadcast technology, as…
Egyptian market boosted by Telecom Egypt IPO
CAIRO: Money left over from an IPO of Telecom Egypt shares pushed up stocks popular with retail investors Sunday, but big-cap declines pulled down the benchmark Hermes index, brokers said.Arab…
Untold stories
CAIRO: The intense tension felt in advance of a meeting with Morgan Freeman, one of Hollywood's most prominent personalities, turned out to be for naught.The academy award-winning actor is anything…
Court extends detention of Nour – lawyer
An Egyptian court extended the detention of liberal politician and former presidential candidate Ayman Nour on Saturday until today, when his trial on forgery charges resumes, Nour's lawyer said.
