Ooh Ricky!
CAIRO: "We love you, Ricky! screamed the Egyptian audience as the Latin star made his way offstage after a two-hour over-the-top performance on Monday night. The concert at Media City…
A taste of 19th century Egypt
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press held its annual Book, Art and Music Festival Monday evening at the newly restored Muhammad Ali Palace, showing off its publications in…
Choosing to speak out
CAIRO: Talk can be cheap, but for the participants of the Bussy Project performance, talking means having the courage to speak up.In a performance exclusively for the American University in…
Egypt trims squad for Spain friendly
CAIRO: African champions Egypt have settled on a 21-man squad for their friendly against World Cup-bound Spain in Elche on Sunday, dropping five players from a preliminary list named by…
Golden Pyramids Plaza considers IPO
CAIRO: Golden Pyramids Plaza, the company that owns CityStars, is studying an initial public offering (IPO) of up to 40 percent of its capital. The company is currently owned by…
Banglalink tops 2 million subscribers
DHAKA: Orascom Telecom s Banglalink, the fastest growing mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, said it had 2 million subscribers in a market that is expected to have 18 million users…
Interbank rate steady at 8.1 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound remained broadly steady at 8.1 percent on Monday, compared with Sunday s 8.086 percent, in the absence of auctions, traders said.…
Gaza businessmen look to Egypt as embargo bites
Reuters GAZA: Businessmen in Gaza, facing steadily worsening economic conditions since Israel limited trade in and out of the poor coastal strip, are trying to move their operations across the…
State witness says Palestinian recruited militants for Sinai attacks, defendant denies
ISMAILIYA: A Palestinian militant recruited Egyptians to carry out the 2004 bombing of the Taba Hilton hotel and was part of a wider campaign against Israelis and U.S. troops in…
Gap growing in coverage of events between independent and state-owned papers
CAIRO: As opposition and independent newspapers concentrated on Muslim Brotherhood electoral candidates and the Kefaya (Enough) movement's reaction to the arrest and torture of two of its young members, national…