Faulty medical equipment may have caused death of 8 cardiac patients, says MP
CAIRO: Investigations into the death of eight cardiac patients in Mahalla have revealed so far that the medical equipment used during the open heart surgeries may have been faulty, said…
Outcry over Pope Shenouda incident at Heathrow
CAIRO: Security officials at London's Heathrow airport stopped Pope Shenouda III on his way back to Cairo last week requesting he undergo a search, much to the consternation of his…
Lawyers' Syndicate haven for April 6 protesters
CAIRO: Over a thousand social and political activists, as well as unaffiliated citizens, gathered inside the Lawyers' Syndicate yesterday as part of the April 6 strikes, calling for immediate government…
Two allegedly killed during violent clashes in Mahalla
MAHALLA AL-KOBRA: An aborted strike planned by workers at the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile factory gave way Sunday afternoon to violent clashes between protesters and security forces, eye-witnesses told the administrator…
General strike did not aim to harm the economy, says expert
CAIRO: Around mid-afternoon yesterday, stretches of Tahrir Square would have set a perfect scene for the finale of an American Western film, as sandy, orange-tinted air silhouetted droves of riot…
Al Massy Fund Achieves subscription of 152 pct
CAIRO: The Al Massy Fund has seen exceptional demand, with a subscription rate of 152 percent following its launch in February, according to a press statement.Originally launched with a cap…
Al Watany merges with Kuwaiti bank
CAIRO: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) marked its entry into the local market by acquiring Al Watany Bank of Egypt (AWB) for $1 billion. In a statement to the press,…
China overtakes France in international art stakes
PARIS: China s art market overtook France s for the first time last year in world rankings still dominated by New York and London auction houses, according to figures released…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Point and shoot: the Cairo Camera Club
Photography is the basic human art form; it is part of being human. We didn't learn to point and shoot, cameras just come naturally. It is as though we learned…
Reflections: Bread or freedom?
A good offence is the best defense, as we all learnt yesterday. As I drove through Talaat Harb square at around 9 am, the scene looked all too familiar: at…