Pinocchio joins Shakespeare at new ballet performance
This week the Cairo Opera Ballet Company presents two back-to-back performances of "Pinocchio and "Jeu d'echecs (Shakespeare Suite).Contrasting lively flamboyance with a moodier sophistication - both works contrast on technical…
Downtown Cairo retail in a recession?
CAIRO: As 2009 slinks into its second month, the pulsing streets of downtown Cairo and the stores that line them are hurting - badly.Downtown Cairo was once the epicenter of…
Egypt can be key contributor to solar, wind energy
CAIRO: Blessed with year-round sunlight and soft winds, Egypt has strong potential to produce green energy, said Gerhard Sabathil, European Commission's directorate general for external relations."Because of its geographical location,…
Future of the peace process uncertain as Israelis vote for the right
CAIRO: As the final tally for the Israeli elections becomes known, the close results highlight the ambiguity over who will form the coalition government.The centrist Kadima party was the victor…
Mubarak calls for greater role for Abbas
ISTANBUL: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday called for a greater role for moderate Palestinian factions led by President Mahmoud Abbas following talks with Turkish officials who are keen on…
Hamas deputy leader in Cairo for truce talks
CAIRO: A senior Hamas delegation led by the movement s deputy head Moussa Abu Marzuk arrived in Cairo on Wednesday, the eve of another round of talks on a truce…
Bank forecasts Egypt growth at 3.5 pct
CAIRO: Egypt s economic growth rate could fall by 50 percent in the current fiscal year, a leading international bank said Thursday, as the global financial meltdown pummels Suez Canal…
News in brief
Egypt Kuwait Holding says 08 profit up 28 pct Egyptian Kuwait Holding revised its earnings upwards, saying its profit grew 28 percent in 2008, according to a statement on Egypt…
Hawass unseals sarcophagus
SAQQARA: Illuminated only by torches and camera lights, Egyptian laborers used crowbars and picks Wednesday to lift the lid off a 2,600-year-old limestone sarcophagus, exposing - for the first time…
Nazi hunter questions how suspect evaded capture
BERLIN: A top Nazi hunter urged the German government on Wednesday to examine how one of the world s most wanted Nazis was able to hide in Egypt until his…
