SODIC seeks loan for commercial property plan
CAIRO: Egyptian developer SODIC plans to secure a LE 400-500 million ($73-91 million) loan in coming weeks to fund its move into commercial property, an executive said on Tuesday.…
Israeli air strike on Gaza injures four Palestinians
GAZA CITY: An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip overnight injured four people, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said Tuesday.The Israeli army confirmed the air raid and said it…
Sudan president threatens to expel election observers
CAIRO: Sudan's president threatened Monday to expel foreign observers over their recommendations to delay the country's first multiparty elections in decades due in April.The April vote - Sudan's first multiparty…
UK to expel Israeli diplomat over Dubai case
LONDON: Britain's government will expel an Israeli diplomat from London on Tuesday over the use of forged British passports in the suspected Mossad assassination of a Hamas operative.Foreign Secretary David…
Egypt's government to restrict NGO vote monitoring
CAIRO: Egypt's government is seeking to severely restrict the work of non-governmental organizations, including preventing them from monitoring elections, three dozen NGOs said Monday.Draft legislation to curtail local NGOs will…
Italy, Egypt envision a new dawn in trade partnership
CAIRO: Italian entrepreneurs met with top government officials at Cairo's Conrad Hotel on Sunday to address developments in the industrial and technological partnership between the two countries and the Euro-Mediterranean…
'Mother' named best picture at Asian Film Awards
A South Korean drama about a mother s quest to exonerate her mentally handicapped son from murder allegations shined at the fourth Asian Film Awards on Monday, clinching best picture…
Remnants of the future
Who will write our stories when we are gone? Will we be chronicled in history books, or will we be forgotten footnotes? Swiss artist Uriel Orlow is drawn to the…
The significance of Jewish-Islamic heritage
HAR ADAR, Israel: The link between Judaism and Islam is profound and is at the root of both religious cultures. Islam sanctified and interpreted sacred Jewish texts and incorporated principles…
Endangering species: bans don't work
The UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species seeks to save endangered species by curtailing wildlife trade. But the mood is bleak at the current 15th Conference of Parties…