Global Women’s Issues ambassador highlights importance of women’s political participation
CAIRO: US ambassador at large for Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer, held a roundtable discussion at the US embassy on Monday to discuss the future of Egyptian women, following the…
OPEC: No shortage of crude oil in market
CAIRO: OPEC is worried about the recent surge in global oil prices and its potential impact on the world economy, but the market is oversupplied, several oil officials said Monday…
Egypt stocks extend decline amid corruption probe
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark stock index tumbled over 3 percent on Monday, pulling the market lower for a second consecutive day as investor worries mounted that an investigation into the head…
World’s top MBA schools to recruit Egyptian students
CAIRO: Access MBA, a communications campaign based in Europe, held its bi-annual masters tour on Saturday to recruit bright Egyptian students that are looking to pursue higher education in the…
Former FM drops defamation charges against Hamdy Qandil
CAIRO: Former foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit dropped defamation charges against columnist Hamdy Qandil he had pressed early 2010, lawyer Hafez Abu Seada told Daily News Egypt Monday. “Yesterday, Aboul…
Thousands demand overthrow of Assad after deaths
AMMAN: Thousands demanded the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Monday at the funeral of eight protesters killed in the central city of Homs as unrest swelled despite a…
IMF ‘here to help’ Arab states: Strauss-Kahn
WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said Friday that the lender stood ready to offer financial support to Arab countries like Egypt and Tunisia if they…
Women’s rights group condemns recent governor appointments
CAIRO: The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR) condemned the recent reshuffling and appointment of new governors in Egypt that excluded women, describing it as “disappointing and contradictory to the…
Sarkozy could play roles like Bogart’s, says Allen
Film director Woody Allen could see French President Nicolas Sarkozy playing a role like those of Humphrey Bogart, who was famous for his cynical and hardboiled anti-heroes. Allen has already…
‘Rio’ soars to year’s best film debut
Audiences flocked to theaters to see tropical bird comedy "Rio," knocking fellow kid-flick "Hop" off its perch to score the best debut weekend of the year, industry data showed Sunday.…