Mortgage finance to ease housing crunch, says Mohieldin
CAIRO: If you are a newlywed couple looking for your dream house; or if you are a middle/low-income family hoping to own an apartment; or if you are a tourist…
Nile Delta erosion untrue, Minister of Irrigation
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, minister of irrigation and water resources, confirmed that foreign statements voiced lately about danger on Egyptian Delta due to expected higher level of the Mediterranean Sea water…
Euromoney opens with spotlight on housing
CAIRO: Assessing development of the Egyptian housing and real-estate finance market, the Euromoney Egypt Housing Finance Conference took place yesterday, amid high participation from politicians, business leaders, bankers and investors.Held…
BG to spend $3bln on Egypt gas plans
BG Group, the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas to the US, said it planned to spend more than $3 billion exploring for and producing natural gas in Egypt by…
Masterful strokes of success, en pointe
If you spot a woman, sketchbook in hand, studiously watching the dancers rehearsing at the Cairo Opera House, chances are it s Rana Chalabi. "Catching the movement while they're moving,…
ALBUM REVIEW: Tamer Hosny back with "Ya Bent Al Aeh"
If you find yourself in love, badly hurt, or dying to get your lover back, get yourself a copy of Tamer Hosny s new album Ya Bent Al Aeh, (Oh…
How about a little more swing?
More than any other musical genre, swing music hasn't aged well. The straightforward lyrics, uncomplicated themes and sense of innocent playfulness and sincerity have made it somehow out of touch…
The commodity problematique
If you will not pay us reasonable prices for our exports, we will export ourselves It s the kind of "it s-not-fair situation that makes poorer nations wonder where the…
A war of nerves rages between Erdogan and Turkey's military
Arab journalists, more than any other journalists around the world, need security. They need physical security and economic security as well as the security of strong laws and regulations. Being…
Expect more of Blair's style from Brown
A family in Kosovo has just named their new born son Tonibler, after - I kid you not - the United Kingdom s outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom the…