Central African rebels push into capital
After collapse of two month old peace deal, rebels enter the Central African Republic capital
Crop and Coming Forth by Day in Goethe Film Week
Crop is a documentary entirely filmed inside the Al-Ahram building and features the journalist’s commentary on past events
Book Fair at Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Every year Alexandria’s main cultural attraction, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, organises the book fair which includes exhibits from publishers from all over Egypt, the Arab world, and Europe
Aga Khan Foundation helps preserve Cairo’s past
A unique multi-national foundation, concerned with preserving cultural heritage and focusing on renovating the remnants of historic civilizations
That’s not your mother, it’s a MAN, baby!
(Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, in case you’re wondering about the title.) In our patriarchal, unfortunately chauvinistic, society, many of the words or phrases used to denote positive qualities…
Spies in the skies
By Philip Whitfield At least you can hear the jets overflying Cairo from time to time. In future clusters of silent “flying Weetabix” will conduct furtive surveillance thanks to promises…
Seventeen PPP projects to be financed using sukuk: Panel
Panelists at the 2nd Annual PPP Investment Summit called the new sukuk law ‘quantum leap’ towards introducing Sharia-compliant products to the Egyptian market
Islamist protest at EMPC turns violent
Protesters denounced anti-Islamist media bias and attacked journalists covering the demonstration
NGO law agreed upon ‘in principle’
Shura Council agrees on the principles of the proposed law governing NGOs in Egypt while the cabinet plans to submit another proposal
Annual PPP summit announces national projects to attract investors to Egypt
The plans are also aimed at fostering employment for Egyptian youths.