The G-20's empty promises
CAMBRIDGE: Talk about "exit strategies will be high on the agenda when the heads of the G-20 countries gather in Pittsburgh a few days from now. They will promise to…
Editorial : Farouk Hosni for UNESCO: A catch 22
CAIRO: I write this amid news of Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosni's UNESCO Director-General lead in the first round of voting for the UN body's top position.Honestly, I don't know…
Is the answer to Egypt's energy crisis blowing in the Wind?
CAIRO: A year on from the start of the global financial crisis, the emergency brakes of Egypt s rickety development train have been lifted: although GDP has dropped by around…
Textile workers score partial victory after protest
CAIRO: Workers in a Mahalla textiles factory have been awarded partial back-payments of their salaries a day after hundreds of workers protested in the streets of the Delta town.Workers from…
Egypt reports third H1N1 death of Egyptian in Saudi
CAIRO: Late Thursday a 60-year-old Egyptian female pilgrim died after being infected with the H1N1 virus.The Saudi Arabian health ministry made the announcement in an official statement, noting that this…
Abdul-Fadil back in Egypt fold
CAIRO: Ahly defender Sherif Abdel-Fadil is set return to the Egypt squad, according to the Cairo giants official site.Ahly said that Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib has exclusively assured their…