A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Radio racing cars are in town
Before I pulled into the Hyper One parking lot in Sheikh Zayed on Friday afternoon, I was probably thinking I had seen most things in Cairo. The city of 1,000…
One on one with LinkDotNet CEO Karim Beshara
CAIRO: The CEO of an Egyptian internet company has a lot to think about.Saturation is still low here, meaning there are a lot of opportunities to expand. But there are…
Egypt hopes for Gaza truce deal 'in few days'
CAIRO: Egypt is hopeful that a Gaza truce accord between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas can be reached in the next few days, foreign ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki…
Whereabouts of arrested Brotherhood members still unknown
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood leaders say they are still unaware of the whereabouts of 56 of the group's members arrested during a Cairo protest in support of Gaza Palestinians Friday. According…
MPs accuse NDP members of 'political corruption'
CAIRO: An urgent interrogation request filed by two MPs to the People s Assembly (PA) against Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif accused PA members affiliated with the National Democratic Party (NDP)…
Mubarak to meet Sarkozy Monday: Elysee
PARIS: President Hosni Mubarak will hold talks on Middle East peace initiatives Monday lunchtime with French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, the Elysee palace said Saturday in a statement.The meeting comes on…
Egypt to see "serious contraction" in growth, lower inflation
CAIRO: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said on Sunday his country was looking at a serious contraction in economic growth because of the global financial crisis. All the interaction with…
Egypt indexes rally on external news, local buying
CAIRO: Egyptian markets rallied on Sunday, buoyed by recent gains on international indexes with local investors dominating the market, traders and brokers said. The main reason is the rebound in…
Gaza artist exhibits on war-scorched walls
Ghoulish blue figures reach skyward towards an elusive red spiral in an abstract rendering of Gaza life hung in the ruins of a cultural center bombed and torched during the…
Iranian drama breaks hearts at Berlin fest
An Iranian drama about an émigré who returns home looking for love joined the hunt for the Golden Bear for best picture at the 59th Berlin Film Festival Saturday. About…
