Orascom Telecom Q3 net, customers jump
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom net income more than doubled in the third quarter of 2009 as customer numbers climbed 12 percent, the company said in a statement, exceeding analysts estimates. Orascom…
Egypt issues 15 rice export licenses
CAIRO: Egypt granted 15 companies rice export licenses, a trade ministry statement said Monday, with each license worth between LE 700 and LE 1,250. This is the first bid for…
Egypt police shoot African dead at Israeli border
CAIRO: Egyptian police shot an African migrant dead at dawn on Saturday when he was trying to sneak illegally across the border into Israel, a security official told AFP.The man,…
Egypt summons Algeria ambassador after unrest
CAIRO: Egypt on Monday summoned the Algerian ambassador to seek increased security for its nationals in Algeria amid violent incidents between the two countries vying for a place in the…
Iran's first lady makes rare speech at Rome summit
ROME: Iran s first lady made a rare public appearance and even more rare, a speech, at a Rome forum on the eve of a UN summit to fight hunger…
Lawyer alleges Zeitoun and Hezbollah detainees terrorized with snakes
CAIRO: A lawyer representing the defendants in what is known as the Zeitoun cell case submitted a complaint to the State Security Public Prosecutor Hisham Badawi alleging that the detainees…
Experts at venture capital conference eye Africa as 'safe' haven
CAIRO: The global economic crisis is Africa's opportunity for growth - something that's been said time and time again since 2008, and was reiterated by experts at a venture capital…
Slaves in their bonds: A disappointing Greek adaptation of an unoriginal plot
A young woman from a broke aristocratic family has to leave her bed-ridden lover (most probably due to tuberculosis or any other chest-related disease) to marry a richer, older man…
The diplomatic writer: A conversation with Vikas Swarup
It is like stepping from a dark room into the arc lights, says Vikas Swarup, the author of the book "Q&A on which the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire is based, describing…
Cairo International Film Festival's recommended movies of the day
Vortex Director: Gitis LuksasStarring: Giedrius Kiela, Jevgenija Varencia and Jurate OnaityteSynopsis: His father was killed returning from WWI and a teenage best friend drowned in another accident. Yet, Juzik reaches…