Activists accuse government of fabricating cases against opposition
CAIRO: Activists accused the state of fabricating evidence to support criminal charges against members of the political opposition. In spite of their relative infrequency, these operations have wide and long…
Iraqi delegation absent as Arab foreign ministers meet in Cairo
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers began meeting Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to discuss Iraq, without the presence of their Iraqi counterpart, an AFP photographer reported. Earlier, Saudi…
New tax laws sees more Egyptians filing
CAIRO: Thanks to a national campaign launched to garner awareness of the new tax law, Egyptians are beginning to pay their taxes, according to Minister of Finance Yousef Boutrous Ghali.…
The place I call home
CAIRO: Tamer Ezzat suddenly realized that most of his family and friends have immigrated or are thinking about leaving the country. An uncle in New Zealand; a cousin in the…
Better sanitation for Upper Egypt schools
CAIRO: "I am a toothbrush! yells a 10-year old girl role-playing before her classmates in the Upper Egypt village of Farshout. "I protect my teeth from cavities and I keep…
Bargain plastic surgery flourishes in Egypt, but at a price
CAIRO: Had Cleopatra s nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed, French philosopher Blaise Pascal famously said three and half centuries ago. Today, it would…
Twelfth case of bird flu in humans reported
CAIRO: Egypt has found its 12th case of human bird flu, Health and Population Minister Hatem El-Gabaly said in comments published late on Monday. The latest case was an 18-year-old…
Leading Italian designers consider producing in Egypt
CAIRO: Executives of the four prominent Italian fashion houses Valentino, Marzotto, Ferragamo and Ermenegildo Zegna, visited Egypt yesterday to investigate the possibility of manufacturing their brands with local producers.A cautious…
Piraeus Bank dismisses rights issue report
ATHENS: Piraeus Bank, Greece s fifth largest lender, on Tuesday dismissed a press report that it is planning a large rights issue to fund the acquisition of banks in Egypt…
Administration scolds Mubarak, says Iraq is not in a civil war
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration rejected Monday assertions by President Hosni Mubarak, a close Arab ally; Iraq is descending into civil war. That s not our assessment, State Department spokesman Sean…