Egyptian entrepreneurs struggle against culture, lack of capital
CAIRO: Dr. Khaled Awad is a risk-taker. A doctor by training, he decided at age 26 to give up a secure position in one of the country's state-run hospitals to…
Suez Canal revenues up sharply in July
ISMAILIYA: Suez Canal boosted July revenues by 22.5 percent on an annual basis to $406.3 million, Canal Authority spokesman Mahmud Abdel Wahab said on Thursday. The rise comes after the…
Raya rejects Orascom Telecom's initial offer
CAIRO: Raya Holding posted a remarkable increase in second quarter net profit as major shareholders rejected Orascom Telecom's offer to acquire 100 percent of the company's shares traded on the…
Hurghada land dispute fallout reignites 10 years after court settlement
CAIRO: A 10-year-old land dispute which has been settled in court has resurfaced in the press recently as partners of the now-defunct Artoc Development Company continue to lay claims on…
Two Belgian dredging companies sue Egyptian government for deceit
PARIS/CAIRO: In an international tribunal that has been ongoing since May 2004, two Belgian dredging companies are accusing the Suez Canal Authority and the Egyptian government of deliberately withholding and…
Leaps of imagination
Newly opened publishing house Malamih claims that its mission is to introduce unconventional books, and "Rogers by Ahmed Nagi is certainly that. While Nagi's strong prose and unusual style, full…
Egypt's Cultural Heritage Roundup
Hollywood's ceaseless fascination with Ancient Egypt continues unabated with the recent release of IMAX's latest film "Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs. The film was shot on location in Egypt, Morocco…
Hamas and Fatah: an American angle
For those who think that the essence of political analysis is to point the finger of blame, Hamas violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in June provides an object lesson…
An opportunity to experience
In November, 2002, sixteen people, half of them Jewish and half Arab-American, met an hour north of New York City for a weekend dialogue workshop. Most of them had not…
Rules for Calamity and Crisis
Several years ago, my daughter lay in a coma after a serious fall. Two nurses came into her hospital room to prepare for a transfusion. One clutched a pouch of…