In the wake of the Dahab blasts, North Sinai residents fear arrest campaign
CAIRO: While media attention after last week's bombings in the North Sinai resort town of Dahab focused on fears of future attacks and the inevitable impact on local tourism, residents…
Easy on the furniture, braver in the colors
CAIRO: Redecoration is always a burden, whether financially or the amount of time involved. Summer homes are even worse; once people have spent a winter of frequent traveling overlooking the…
Spring trends take center stage
CAIRO: With spring in full swing, it is the ideal time to focus on the most popular trends on the fashion runways that can be incorporated into your wardrobe in…
Present and Tense: Mixed messages
"Orabi had to secure the train connections near Zagazig. He dug a sequence of trenches and waited for the Highland Brigade advancing from the north. Intelligence had told him the…
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Give Peace a Chancehttp://www.amnesty.org/British historian Lord Acton observed over a century ago that "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This is still true today, especially in the…
Intel's education manager discusses the state of education in Egypt
CAIRO: The multitude of initiatives to reform Egypt s educational system gives some indication of its present state. While over half the country is illiterate, those young people who have…
Fifth death from bird flu reported
GENEVA: An Egyptian woman died Thursday of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the fifth fatal case in the country, the official MENA news agency reported. Meanwhile, the World Health…
Reforms to slash budget deficit level
CAIRO: More tax revenues and economic reforms will help Egypt s government slash its budget deficit to 2 to 3 percent of gross domestic product in three to four years,…
Telenor has no Africa growth plan after Egypt
OSLO: Norway s largest telecoms group Telenor is not looking to expand into other African countries despite submitting a bid for a mobile license in Egypt, Chief Executive Jon Fredrik…
AMOC net profit up 28 percent
CAIRO: Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (AMOC) reported net profit of LE 509.2 million ($88.4 million) for the nine months to March 31, a rise of 28 percent on the same…