Taking a closer look at the everyday life of orphans in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian civil society has developed new awareness over the last couple of years that has helped change the stereotypes surrounding orphans.While most of us have a vague idea of…
Celebrated writer Naguib Mahfouz in intensive care
CAIRO: World renowned Egyptian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Nagib Mahfouz has been moved to the intensive care unit of a hospital where he was admitted last week, an…
Censorship tops Reporters Without Borders worries for the region
Self CAIRO: Harassment of a Coptic blogger highlights dismal state of freedom of expressionCAIRO: A Coptic blogger forced to censor herself is the center of the latest report issued by…
SAHRA stage a show of support
CAIRO: Tonight, head over to El Sawy Culture Center for an evening of rai-inspired music. SAHRA band will be performing a selection of original songs, as well as popular covers…
Egypt stocks dip but buoyed by NSGB, flour mills
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks dipped in thin trade in Monday, but interest in flour mills and National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB) helped buoy the market, traders said.Shares in NSGB, which bought…
HC cuts Egypt mobile target prices
CAIRO: Egyptian brokerage HC Securities cut its target prices for Egypt s mobile phone operators, predicting they will have to buy 3G licences.HC cut its target for Mobinil to 192…
"PC for every home" program falls short
New plan aims for 30 percent of households by 2010CAIRO: Twelve companies have purchased the conditions statement for The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology s (MCIT) initiative to re-launch…
Calyon Egypt H1 net profit rises 81 percent
CAIRO: Calyon Bank Egypt reported an 81 percent rise in net profit in the first half of 2006 to LE 35.3 million ($6.1 million), the stock exchange said on Monday.…
Abul-Gheit critical of Israeli response to Hezbollah raid
ReutersCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Monday praised the way the Lebanese group Hezbollah held out against Israel for over four weeks but faulted the Islamist group for possible carelessness.In…