Egypt says subsidy spending secure, to target needy
The finance minister sought on Friday to reassure Egyptians faced with soaring food prices that the government was not trying to cut subsidy spending although he said Egypt did want…
OPEC @ 50
VIENNA: Autumn 1960 in Baghdad, five heads of state sign on the dotted line to alter the course of energy for decades to come. Today, the 12 members of OPEC…
AVEX director says financing needed to spur regional aviation growth
The small and medium-sized aviation industry in Africa is unable to tap into the continent’s expanding income levels due to a lack of financing, said Nicholas Watson, director of the…
American Al-Qaeda spokesman urges attacks in US
CAIRO: A US-born spokesman for Al-Qaeda on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. In…
Vatican meeting demands Israel end occupation
VATICAN CITY: Bishops from the Middle East who were summoned to Rome by the pope demanded Saturday that Israel accept UN resolutions calling for an end to its "occupation" of…
April 6 Movement may hold parallel PA elections
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement called for holding independent elections parallel to the upcoming parliamentary elections in November, should the government fail to guarantee the latter’s integrity. According to…
Court bans police presence on Egypt’s university campuses
CAIRO: The Administrative Court upheld Saturday a previous ruling that ends police supervision on university campuses in Egypt. Led by Counselor Mohamed Abdel-Ghani, head of the State Council, the court’s…
Eid snubbed Zamalek for ‘lack of stability’
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud forward Ahmed Eid admitted fancying the idea of joining Zamalek last season but 'lack of stability' at the Cairo club made him change his mind. "I thought…
Bruce reveals preference for Elmohamady over Zaki, Mido
CAIRO: Sunderland boss Steve Bruce implied that Ahmed Elmohamady is a better footballer than his Egyptian compatriots Amr Zaki and Mido. Egypt strikers Zaki and Mido worked with Steve Bruce…
A story of an empowered woman
On the land of one of the oldest ancient civilizations, where many of the world’s inventions were born, the earliest form of reading and writing — Hieroglyphic text — was…