Notes from America: The flag
By Ahmed Tharwat The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies and the stars represent the 50 states…
Egypt hurt by being completely security-driven
By Mohammed Nosseir Security is the name of the game in Egypt! All of the country’s key entities - government organisations, private sector corporations, universities, NGOs, sports clubs or even…
Women’s rights do not sell
In late 2013, the Thomson Reuters Foundation conducted its third annual poll on women’s rights in Arab states. 336 specialists designed the poll to assess the extent to which states…
Kuwait finalises investment arm in Egypt
Holding company, announced in 2011 by Kuwait Investment Authority, hired Arab African International Bank as adviser
Visa, ETA seek to promote tourism with fan-made videos
Five winners will be selected over a five-week period
Notorious conman reveals holes in Egyptian investment market
Imposing a tax on financial documents owned by the investment funds, even if they are not sold, places a burden on these funds, HC Securities Deputy Chairman says
2 detainees die in Old Cairo police station
Conditions inside detention cells are “inhumane”, says prosecution
‘Terror attacks’ in first 3 months of 2015 equal to entire 2014
Spike in attacks by militant groups remains consistent in apparent contradiction of interior ministry claims
Court adjourns Air Defence Stadium trial to 18 May
16 fans and ‘Muslim Brotherhood members’ accused of rioting leading to deaths of 22 fans
Shoukry, Lavrov discuss regional conflicts
Joint economic committee meeting between Egypt and Russia postponed for reasons related to Russia's internal situation