A plea for peace from a 'mabat chitzoni'
MIDDLEBURY, Vermont: The events aboard the Mavi Marmara were a disaster. It seems that on that point, everyone agrees. Where I stand, this is not primarily because they were a…
Keynes and social democracy today
LONDON: For decades, Keynesianism was associated with social democratic big-government policies. But John Maynard Keynes’s relationship with social democracy is complex. Although he was an architect of core components of…
Wafd party head urges people to vote in PA elections
CAIRO: The new head of Al-Wafd party El-Sayed El-Badawy called on Egyptians to cast their votes during the People’s Assembly (PA) elections next fall and be “the true observers of…
UNDP report tackles problems facing Egypt's youth
CAIRO: A UN report on Egyptian youth launched Saturday concluded that nine interrelated constraints face Egyptian youth as they transition from childhood to adulthood. The nine constraints outlined in “Youth…
Egyptian tribesmen attack Gaza convoy, say officials
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security officials say Bedouin tribesmen attacked a humanitarian convoy bound for Gaza after a shootout with police in the Sinai Peninsula. The officials say the police went to…
Ismaili condition Al-Hadari move to Zamalek
CAIRO: Ismaili have set two conditions for Zamalek over their interest in goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari. Zamalek are believed to have tabled a LE 3 million bid for the Egypt number…
Ahly complete Geddo deal
CAIRO: Ahly have completed the signing of Ittihad forward Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo' on Saturday for their first major acquisition in the close season. "Everything is finalized now. The contract has…
Egyptians oblivious to political situation, says Al Jazeera journalist
CAIRO: “ ElBaradei needs a miracle,” journalist Howaida Taha, who produced a documentary about the former IAEA head for Al Jazeera, told Daily News Egypt. “Following my interviews…
US launches pilot entrepreneurship program in Egypt
CAIRO: When US President Barack Obama came to Cairo to give a speech in June 2009, he announced that the United States would reorient the country’s policy toward the…
Egypt index waits for foreign market cues
Egypt's main index dipped 0.3 percent in sluggish trade as buyers and sellers waited to take cues from European, US and other markets which are shuttered on Sundays. …
