Mortgage market targets LE 10 bln by 2013
CAIRO: If the Mortgage Finance Fund can reach their goal, Egypt's mortgage market will jump from LE 4 billion to LE 10 billion in the next three years, MENA reported.Iman…
Telecoms lift Egypt index, rally expected
CAIRO: Egypt's leading index climbed 1.6 percent to 7,038 points, its highest level since Oct. 28, led by Orascom Telecom and Telecom Egypt. The market is being pushed by positive…
Bridges, Bullock tabbed as early Oscar favorites
Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are early favorites to win Oscars in the top acting categories at the Academy Awards, oddsmakers said Tuesday. Avatar is considered the favorite among 10…
If a summer is worth repeating
From the wraparound nostalgia of youth and its rose-tinted memories arises a drive to recapture the essence of a moment; hence the return to a specific place might bring you…
Iran's revolutionary echoes
STONY BROOK, NY: Iran's continued unrest, now extending through the 30th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the Shah, raises the question of whether the Islamic Republic is about to…
Shari'a in favor of minority rights in Egypt
CAIRO: Over the past decades, numerous polls have demonstrated that the majority of Egyptians want shari'a - or Islamic principles - applied to parts of their country s legal system.…
Decoding Egypt: The High Dam and the underground barrier
The Egyptian regime is a master at exposing its own weaknesses and vulnerabilities. It commemorated the 50th anniversary of the construction launch of the High Dam in Aswan by erecting…
Egypt editor challenges union over Israel 'warning'
CAIRO: Egypt s journalists union issued a warning to a magazine editor on Tuesday after she received the Israeli ambassador in her office at the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper building, prompting…
Protestors urge PA to take action against sectarian violence
CAIRO: Protestors called on the People's Assembly to take decisive action against sectarian acts of violence Wednesday at a protest held outside parliament."Egypt is for all Egyptians the roughly 50…
