Sunni authority objects to Jesus film in Egypt
CAIRO: A film due to be shot in Egypt on the life of Jesus Christ has stirred protests from the highest authority in Sunni Islam, the Al-Azhar institution in Cairo.…
For the sake of the child
CAIRO: For the children involved, winning a case proving parenthood means the difference between having a birth certificate or going without one. Without a man's name to fill the blank…
Press Round-up
CAIRO: Taking priority on the front pages of all newspapers, both national and independent, is the breaking news of a second human bird flu case discovered in the city of…
A mountain of a movie
CAIRO: Brokeback Mountain is an emotional, heartbreaking movie about two men who fall deeply in love with each other. Heath Ledger stars as Ennis Del Mar, a young cowboy, whose…
Boosting tea imports in Egypt
CAIRO: According to the Ministry of Investment, the country has slashed taxes on Indian tea from 30 percent to five percent, thus brightening the future of Indian tea in Egypt…
Worried Egyptians head to hospital for bird flu tests
CAIRO: Egyptians are heading to hospital fearing they might be the next victim of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu after two human cases were detected in the country,…
Emergency food agreed for Gaza through Egypt so U.S. says
JERUSALEM: Emergency shipments of food will be brought into Gaza from Egypt on Monday, a U.S. diplomat announced on Sunday after hosting talks with Israel and the Palestinians on alleviating…
Businesses race to file taxes by deadline under new law
CAIRO: The end of the current tax season is near. Companies and their auditors are rushing to meet the deadline of Mar. 31 for finalizing their financial statements in accordance…
Egypt shares rise on bargain-hunting
Institutional investors buying stocks like Orascom Telecom (OT), which have fallen in recent sessions, pushed up the Egyptian market, traders said. Local and foreign institutions were looking for stocks that…
Winning start to Al Ahli's defense of African crown
JOHANNESBURG: Al Ahli made a winning start to the defense of their African Champions League crown on Saturday, defeating Tusker FC of Kenya 2-0 in Nairobi in the first leg…
