Palestinians subjected to worst human rights violation, says Aboul Gheit
CAIRO: Palestinians are subjected to the worst kinds of human rights violations and the international community is unable to protect them, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said.The Middle East…
Freedom House report pounds Egyptian governance
CAIRO: An annual report issued by renowned US think tank Freedom House, harshly criticizes Egypt for poor governance on a number of levels."Countries at the Crossroads 2007: Country Report -…
Avoid the masses, head to the Marriott promenade
On a chilled out Ramadan week night, going to a commercial tent may not be the ideal outing for everybody. Yet you probably don't feel like staying home night after…
HEALTH MATTERS: Football beats jogging for fitness, says study
There's good news for all the sportsmen that crowd Cairo's football fields during Ramadan. A friendly game of football works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging,…
Part 1: A long summer weekend in El Sahel
As summer around the Mediterranean shifts into high gear every August, the world s beautiful people and everyone else hoping to ride their coat-tails can usually - predictably - be…
SOHOUR TALK: Not quite
The weather is getting better again to the point of being chilly at night, or perhaps it's the fasting all day then suddenly eating that makes it feel that way.…
CNN launches Middle East finance show
CAIRO: It doesn't take an economist to tell you that money and financial information are complements. That is, when people get more of one, they almost instantly want more of…
Fertilizer industry to suffer under future energy price hikes, says official
CAIRO: During controversial discussions on energy pricing, Mohamed Abul-Enein, head of the Parliament s Energy and Industry committee, said the price increase should be applied with caution in the fertilizers…
Egypt's ranking drops from 70 to 105 in international corruption index
CAIRO: Corruption is perceived as rampant in Egypt, as the country's ranking declined from 70 to 105 out of 180 countries listed on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2007 (CPI) recently…
Dubbed 'New Baghdad,' real estate prices soar in Sixth of October City
CAIRO: With the influx of high-income Iraqi refugees to the Sixth of October City, the price of residential and commercial property has skyrocketed over the past two years.Egyptians residents of…