Painting Cairo's soul
CAIRO: It's a given that some people are harder to track down for an interview than others. After taking a few days to secure an interview with renowned artist Gazbia…
Female Entrepreneur
CAIRO: For the simple reason that they are young, many men and women are not taken seriously in their careers. Yasmine Shihata, the editor and co-founder of Enigma magazine, has…
Rice urges Egypt to act as regional mediator
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds a second day of talks with Egyptian dignitaries today as part of her tour urging Middle East allies to stand strong against…
Egyptian papers blast Rice shortly before yesterday's talks
CAIRO: Shortly before she arrived in Cairo for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on key Middle East issues including regional political reform, Egyptian newspapers blasted the United States for meddling…
Median o/n interbank edges up to 8.4 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound edged up in quiet trade to 8.4 percent on Tuesday from Monday s average of 8.318 percent as traders awaited…
Poultry businesses brace for damage
CAIRO: As panic spreads about the arrival of bird flu, Egyptian poultry companies are scrambling to deal with the crisis.The poultry business was already affected prior to the government s…
Egypt offers 17 pct of aluminum firm for sale
CAIRO: The Egyptian government said on Tuesday it was offering 17 percent of Egypt Aluminum at a minimum of LE 54 ($9.42) a share, giving the company a value of…
Second Algerian fixed-line network to start up Thursday
ALGIERS: Egypt-based Orascom Telecom (OT) and Telecom Egypt will start operating Algeria s second fixed-line telephone network this week, officials said on Monday. State-owned Algerie Telecom, currently the sole fixed-line…
Hundreds of Egyptians gather in protest
CAIRO: A few hundred Egyptians, waving the bright yellow or orange banners of their opposition movements, gathered on the grounds of Cairo University on Tuesday to rally against a range…
Report cites technical failure in Egypt Boeing crash
CAIRO: The final report on the crash of a Flash Airlines plane carrying French tourists two years ago off the coast of Egypt cites a failure in the automatic pilot…
