Nazif closes Euromoney conference
CAIRO: Egypt is ready to leave the financial crisis behind - as well as the food crisis before that - and move forward with reform, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said…
Mariah Carey finds freedom being 'imperfect'
Lee Daniels had so much faith in Mariah Carey s acting that when the director s first choice to play a dowdy, no-nonsense social worker - Oscar-winner Helen Mirren -…
Razzle dazzle with no substance in 'Ward No. 1'
Audience is a mysterious creature. Researchers and theorists often wondered about what makes people leave their dwellings and head to a place of entertainment at a given time. In older…
Electric Cars and Sustainable Development
NEW YORK: The key to climate change control lies in improved technology. We need to find new ways to produce and use energy, meet our food needs, transport ourselves, and…
The EU and Turkey's transformation
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: When the European Commission announced in October 2004 that Turkey had met the criteria for starting membership negotiations, it became front-page news worldwide. Turkey attracted international attention because…
Saudi Arabia and Morocco, eight years after 9/11
A language of tolerance in Saudi Arabia, by Tariq A. Al-Maeena JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia received a massive jolt in 2001 when it was widely reported that 15 of the 19…
Minister of Environment suggests 7 new places for garbage
CAIRO: Minister of Environment Maged George proposed seven locations to be used for the safe disposal of garbage according to international health and environmental standards.According to George, the new sites…
Army to build a new factory to manufacture H1N1 vaccine
CAIRO: The Egyptian Armed Forces will build a new factory to manufacture the H1N1 vaccine in Sixth of October City, Mohamed Rabie, president of the Egyptian Holding Company for Biological…
Ministry of Information may dedicate air time to educational programs
CAIRO: Minister of Information Anas El-Fiqqi agreed to allocate TV channels for the Ministries of Education and Higher Education to broadcast educational programs should an H1N1 outbreak cause schools to…
Egyptian Traders chairman released, firm repays GASC
CAIRO: An Egyptian court released the chairman of wheat importer Egyptian Traders Co on Wednesday without requiring bail after the firm repaid $9.6 million to Egypt's state wheat buyer GASC,…
