Omar Effendi sale finalized
CAIRO: After years of unsuccessful attempts to privatize the retail giant, the board of directors of the Holding Company for Trade finally approved the sale of Omar Effendi to Anwal…
Shares dip as mobile telecom mania fades
CAIRO: Shares slipped on Sunday as mania triggered by last week s auction of Egypt s third mobile license faded and the market turned sluggish, with telecoms stocks generally lower,…
Police arrest 30 Brotherhood leaders
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have detained 30 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the latest arrests in a crackdown on the country s strongest opposition movement, the group s deputy…
Italian official questioned in alleged case of kidnapped Egyptian cleric
ROME: A top Italian intelligence official arrested on charges of participating in the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric was questioned for a second day Saturday, amid growing evidence…
Israel launches strikes after rebuffing ceasefire
GAZA: Israel launched air strikes against Palestinian targets across the Gaza Strip on Sunday and said it would continue an open-ended offensive after rebuffing a ceasefire proposed by Prime Minister…
Anger over press law continues unabated
Independent and opposition newspapers strike against new lawCAIRO: Journalists continue to protest a government-proposed press law after Egypt's People's Assembly announced that it was prepared to pass it.More than 20…
A towering achievement
CAIRO: A marketer by profession, Randa Haggag dared to do what most executives caught up in the rat race only dream about. Through her passion for photography, which started off…
Less than half proposed sites pass first hurdle for UNESCO list
VILNIUS: Less than half the 37 sites nominated for a place on UNESCO s prestigious World Heritage list have been provisionally approved for inclusion on the list, an official of…
A stylish wedding
ŠΘ###Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif attended the event along with Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny and Minster of Defense Hussein Tantawy, here we can see Farouk Hosni, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Ahmed…
Israel presses Gaza assault, 26 killed
Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY: Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive against Gaza on Friday, a day after reoccupying land and waging multiple air strikes in the deadliest 24 hours…
