Bridging the gap
CAIRO: Today's international headlines are choked with references to so-called Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, and extremism. Images of gunwielding Palestinians and suicide bombers etch negative impressions of the Muslim world to…
Working it out together
CAIRO: With different backgrounds and interests in their past, sisters Amani and Amal Hafez joined forces to open Body Works, a women-only gym and studio.According to Amani, "This part of…
Documentary glorifies Sadat's assassin
CAIRO: A prospective Iranianproduced documentary on the assassination of the late President Anwar Sadat, has kicked off a range of volatile of reactions inside Egypt.Among other issues, the documentary apparently…
Sunken treasures resurface
CAIRO: Immersed in the choppy waters of the Mediterranean lurk treasures from the era of Anthony and Cleopatra.Until today, only few adventurous divers and the fish could enjoy the colossal…
Four banks interested in United Bank of Egypt
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt has given four banks permission to undertake due diligence checks on United Bank of Egypt (UBE) as the prelude to a possible takeover, a…
Making Egypt prosper in a global economy
CAIRO: As global trade representatives met head-on in Hong Kong to negotiate the reduction of tariffs and agricultural subsidies, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin and Deutsche Bank Chief Economist Norbert…
Sudanese asylum seekers end CairoU.N. sit-in
* CAIRO: Some 1,500 Sudanese asylum seekers have abandoned a more than two-monthlong sit-in outside U.N. offices in Cairo after the agency agreed to review their asylum…
Mubarak tells parliament he plans to continue with democratic reforms
President Hosni Mubarak told his parliament yesterday that he plans to continue with democratic reforms, and hopes to work with both ruling party members and the opposition in the future.
The faces of freedom
CAIRO: How far can you push the limit, testing authorities' tolerance to the freedom of expression you are demonstrating? No one can answer this question better than Amr Adib; because…
Ayman Barakat's trial postponed
'The case against him is very fishy,' alleges his attorneyCAIRO: A group of El-Ghad (Tomorrow) Party supporters protested rowdily on Monday in front of the Benha Criminal Courthouse chanting, "Down,…