The first student-run NGO in Egypt
CAIRO: Ellan Street in Manshiet El-Bakry is usually busy: a mixed group of young university students and foreigners are gathered on the stairs of a first-floor apartment and the small…
Egypt sends co-trainers to a UN sub-regional training on desert locust survey in Syria
CAIRO: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region will hold a sub-regional training course on desert locust survey and control operations…
Egypt Mufti defends ban on female genital cutting
ReutersCAIRO: Egypt s state-appointed Grand Mufti, who last week declared female genital cutting as banned in Islam, defended his decision by likening the practice to an ancient custom once wrongly…
Chinese city opens public toilet with over 1,000 stalls, Egyptian theme, soothing music
BEIJING: They re flushing with pride in a southwestern Chinese city where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music and more than 1,000 toilets spread out…
Daniel Radcliffe: the boy wizard grows up
LONDON: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has come a long way in the past six years. But even the crew who have filmed him for so long were apprehensive about…
Give the economy time to grow
CAIRO: If the economy is growing, why can t I feel the effect? That s the question almost every man on the street is asking. If the numbers announced regularly…
IMF to meet Monday on process to select new chief
ReutersWASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board will meet on Monday at the prompting of developing nations which want Europe and the United States to agree to throw open selection…
Egyptian shares rise despite cautious sentiment
CAIRO: Egyptian shares continued a week-long rally as the CASE30 index recorded a new year closing high for a third consecutive day on Thursday, despite cautious investor sentiment, according to…
Egypt to make domestic debt Euroclearable
ReutersLONDON: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali said on Thursday the government plans to make its domestic debt clearable through the settlements system Euroclear in an effort to attract more…