New study analyzes options for wastewater treatment in Lower Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt has made good progress towards increasing access to sanitation in urban areas but access to waste water treatment in rural areas lags far behind, a recent study…
INTERVIEW: Islamic banks need mergers to fill Western funding hole
By Anjuli Davies / Reuters LONDON: Small and medium-sized Islamic banks may need to merge if they want to become bigger regional players capable of filling the funding hole left by…
South Asia’s false spring
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: From the armed coup that recently ousted the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, to the Pakistani Supreme Court’s current effort to undermine a toothless…
Activity returning to Cairo’s real estate market but challenges remain, says report
CAIRO: There is evidence of more clarity and increased activity in Egypt’s real estate sector, with confidence returning twelve months after the revolution, a report said, adding however that much…
Assailants attack presidential hopeful, driver
By Rania Al-Malky and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Three masked assailants attacked outspoken presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abol Fotoh and his driver late Thursday on the Ring Road, his campaign team…
In memo to court, Mubarak claims innocence
By Sarah El Deeb / AP CAIRO: Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak told the court trying him for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that he was…
Egypt’s economy in dire straits, says IMF spokesman
By AFP WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday described Egypt's economic situation as dire, sounding the alarm on stagnant growth and a precipitous drop in the country's foreign reserves.…
French photographer Ochlik remembered as passionate pro: Obit
By Agencies PARIS: French photojournalist Remi Ochlik, killed in Syria on Wednesday at the age of 28, was a passionate professional who won praise for getting as "close as possible"…
Rights activists slam forced donations to support ailing economy
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Rights activists and lawyers condemned forcing government employees to donate part of their salary to a campaign spearheaded by a preacher to replace US military aid to…
Crisis on both sides of Mediterranean could be mitigated by integration, experts say
By Amir Makar CAIRO: Europe will remain weak for another year or a year-and-half, says the European Commission’s Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, warning that Egypt and other southern Mediterranean countries will have…