Government to present fresh business opportunities in Cairo Forum
CAIRO: The government will present early next week a number of business opportunities to Arab and international investors at the Cairo Investment Forum. Over 1000 participants are expected to attend…
Arab TV watchers get frank advice on sex from a conservative Muslim woman
CAIRO: Heba Kotb is a conservative Muslim, wears an Islamic head scarf, and goes on television once a week to talk - frankly and in great detail - about sex.On…
Direct from the big boss
Google CEO Eric Schmidt engages with leading Egyptian mediaCAIRO: Internet search company Google announced this week that open sign-ups to Gmail, Google's email service, are now possible in Egypt. Generally,…
Al-Omdah delivers the goods
Tasty meat dishes, crisp salads and a relaxed atmosphereCAIRO: While Cairo has countless foul and falafel stands that serve up tasty snacks for next to nothing, finding a comfortable, sit-down…
There may be no solution to Iraq war says American journalist Danner
CAIRO: American journalist Mark Danner delivered a sobering assessment of US involvement in Iraq to students and faculty at the American University in Cairo (AUC) Tuesday. Looking around at the…
Mubarak warns Beirut protests could lead to "destruction of Lebanon"
PARIS: President Hosni Mubarak said in Paris on Friday that he fears the consequences of the Lebanese opposition protests, calling them unreasonable and warning they could split the nation apart.The…
Kuwait mulls several oil and gas projects in Egypt
CAIRO: Kuwait is considering setting up a petrochemicals project and Kuwaiti refining plants in Egypt, according to the Kuwait News Agency.Sheikh Ali Al Jarah Al Sabah, the minister of energy,…
Business Recap
Shafiq: time not suitable for Egypt Air IPOCAIRO: The decision to float a 20 percent stake of Egypt Air Holding on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange is not likely…
Experts alarmed by inflation rate
Minister hints November rate will be higherCAIRO: Despite the continued positive macro-economic reports of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), a double-digit inflation rate on the rise is causing alarm…
