Controversial NDP elections continue
CAIRO: One hundred members of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) from a village in Minya resigned on the third day of the NDP elections to protest what they dubbed…
Efforts continue to help Palestinians return
CAIRO: The plight of the remaining Palestinians stranded on the Egyptian side of the Rafah-Gaza border is to be discussed in a meeting on Wednesday as advocates push for the…
Brotherhood trial adjourned pending inquest into missing evidence
CAIRO: A number of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) lawyers and human rights activists were prevented from attending the military tribunal of 40 Brotherhood members on Tuesday, lawyers told Daily News Egypt.…
Mixed reactions to new energy pricing strategy
CAIRO: Key industry players and analysts had mixed reactions to the Ministry of Trade's plans to reduce energy subsidies by gradually increasing the price of natural gas and electricity over…
US Embassy denies negotiations to reduce Israeli component in QIZ
CAIRO: The United States embassy in Cairo said yesterday that it was not involved in any negotiations with Egypt and Israel to reduce the Israeli component in the Qualified Industrial…
Amendments announced to combat tax evasion
CAIRO: The Ministry of Finance is currently looking into amending tax laws, whereby real estate and sales tax get collected as value-added tax starting sometime this year."Currently, the real estate…
THE REEL ESTATE: Tears of a clown
El Bilyatsho (The Clown) is one hilarious film. It closely abides by the rules of over-the-top comedy by deviating from logic, reality and any kind of saddling morals. There's one…
Who's Jerusalem? A tour of the Old City
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: There is certainly more than one way to see Jerusalem, which, since 1967, is either a reunited city or one half under occupation. On a recent visit to Jerusalem,…
Ending the tragedy of Darfur
The critical conditions that continue to prevail in Darfur are causing immense suffering to its people. Both sides of the conflict - the government of Sudan and its allied forces,…
Mideast peace conference under Iraq war shadow
It appears that the Bush administration s proposed Mid-East peace conference may not be held before November 2007 - a relatively long time from now considering the volatility of the…