Intesa Sanpaolo group achieves €1.6bn net profits in 2012

CEO: Group’s strategy focuses on strengthening liquidity and funding capacity

Daily News Egypt

SLA councillors urge leadership not to appeal prosecutor general verdict

State Litigation Authority staff say verdict brings stability to the judiciary

Ahmed Aboulenein

Bassem Youssef attracts international attention

Egyptian satirist's legal issues continue to capture global interest as Jon Stewart berates Mohamed Morsi

Basil El-Dabh

Egypt taxi drivers storm finance ministry gates

The new taxis were bought through financing, and many drivers now say they cannot afford to keep up with payments amid increasing inflation.

Daily News Egypt

US ‘concerned’ Egypt stifling freedom of expression

The United States says Egypt is quick to prosecute opposition and slow to defend their rights

Luiz Sanchez

The delights of Khamaseen

In Egypt, spring brings more than flowers and bees, it brings the delightful winds of Khamaseen.

Thoraia Abou Bakr

Contemporary art set to take over Downtown

The second edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) starts on Thursday 4 April. For 24 days Downtown Cairo will be filled with performances, screenings, workshops, exhibitions and more.…

Adel Heine

‘What do women have to do with politics?’

Maybe it is necessary for us to have a culture revolution. Maybe the women of this country should revolt. Maybe it is time for us to rise up to meet…

Rana Allam

Strange Days…

Think tankers and policy researchers working on Egypt in the States do not know what to make of all of this

Mahmoud Salem