Egyptian, UAE investors to launch new pharmaceutical plant in Assiut
CAIRO: The Industry Development Agency in Arab Al-Awamer, Assiut, south of Egypt, has approved the creation of a new pharmaceuticals laboratory with an authorized capital of LE 150 million and…
Human rights organizations to launch joint long-term training program for young human rights activists in the Arab World
CAIRO: In an attempt to foster a regional network of young human rights advocates and increase awareness of human rights issues, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Human…
Iraqi, U.S. troops complete house-to-house sweeps of troubled Baghdad neighborhood
Associated PressBAGHDAD: U.S. and Iraqi troops on Tuesday finished two weeks of building-by-building sweeps in a Shiite section of Baghdad that had been wracked with sectarian violence, part of a…
Egypt destroys tunnel under border into Gaza
GAZA CITY: Egyptian security forces destroyed on Tuesday a tunnel running under the border with the Gaza Strip and used by smugglers, security sources saidPalestinian security forces discovered two underground…
Morocco raps Egyptian Islamic scholar for mortgage edict
Reuters RABAT: An Egyptian Islamic scholar has irked Morocco by telling its young people it s okay to take out a mortgage to buy a house, even though Sharia religious…
Telecoms sector pushes shares up
CAIRO: The two main Egyptian share indexes made gains on Tuesday driven by telecoms, which have risen since Telecom Egypt said it would seek a larger stake in Vodafone Egypt,…
Consortium submits plan for Egyptian port terminal
ALEXANDRIA: A consortium of U.S., Egyptian and Turkish companies has submitted the sole offer to operate the passenger terminal in the port of Alexandria, an official at the Alexandria Port…
Government to propose cigarette and alcohol tax hike
Plan to finance LE 1 billion of LE 8 billion needed for universal healthcare coverageCAIRO: The government plans to introduce a bill to the People s Assembly to raise cigarette…
Building on an image
CIC has made visual images their businessVisual image (n): 1. a mental image that is similar to a visual perception, 2. a perception that arises from the eyes; an image…
Research through a camera lens
Local artist Hadeel Nazmy discusses her photography at CICCAIRO: Hadeel Nazmy is an artist who does not care about artistry. She doesn t waste her time looking for the right…
