Egypt rejected Kazakh wheat after purchase
PARIS: None of the four cargoes of Kazakh wheat bought by Egypt's state buyer so far this season made it to the North African country after GASC rejected one cargo…
Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid
CAIRO: Egypt faces a struggle to secure a $3.2 billion IMF aid package that economists say is crucial to averting a balance of payments crisis and which, even if it…
Online database keeps memory of martyrs alive
CAIRO: Giving a face to the martyrs of Egypt’s Jan. 25 revolution is the main goal of the founders of Lan Nansahom (We won’t forget them), who feel the victims…
Shoura Council elections to start Sunday with new ballot boxes
CAIRO: The first round of elections for Egypt’s Upper House of Parliament, the Shoura Council, will start on Sunday in 13 governorates, with new ballot boxes, the Supreme Electoral Commission…
Activists debate Tahrir sit-in, alternatives on ‘Friday of Anger’
CAIRO: Activists and youth movements are debating holding an open sit-in in Tahrir Square on the "Friday of Anger" and other alternative measures for escalation, in a bid to pressure…
Arab League chief, Qatar PM to go to UN over Syria
CAIRO: The Arab League chief said on Thursday that he and the Qatari prime minister would present an Arab peace plan for Syria to ambassadors in the UN Security Council…
Oil up on weak dollar after Fed vow, data caps gains
LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday on the back of a weaker dollar after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low for longer than planned, although…
‘Hugo,’ ‘Artist’ inject cinema nostalgia to Oscars
American master Martin Scorsese journeyed to France, putting Hollywood's newest technology to work for his dazzling 3-D re-creation of 1930s Paris in "Hugo." French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius came to America,…
Egypt bans a number of Americans from leaving
CAIRO: Egypt has banned the son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a number of other Americans from leaving the country as tensions rise over moves by Egyptian authorities…
Left Bank: Cairo’s new Groppi?
By Heba Elkayal Rarely, if ever, is a novel restaurant or food spot in Cairo executed with a full concept in mind that runs from the interiors to the menu. Left…