OCI posts 53 percent rise in H1 net profit
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) first-half net profit rose 53 percent on last year to LE 1.2 billion ($210 million), the firm said. The construction and building materials group reported…
Israel urges nationals to leave Sinai as warning issued
JERUSALEM: The Israeli government urged its nationals to immediately leave Egypt s Sinai Peninsula Wednesday, saying there was a high risk of an attack there targeting Israeli tourists. There have…
Shabana to defend title in shadows of pyramids
CAIRO: Amr Shabana is under no illusions how much pressure he will be under when he starts the defense of his world squash title in front of the pyramids in…
Sandy sing-along
ŠΘ###Karika sang and invited anyone to sing with on stage and perform alongside him here are Amy and Doaa Yousry ##The beach party took place at La Plage in Agami…
Human rights abuses in Egypt, Jordan and Syria
DUBAI: Human rights organizations in Egypt have condemned the Egyptian government for two fatal rail accidents and have continued with campaigns for the release from prison of prominent Muslim Brotherhood…
Angry Israelis demand regime change
Israel is in trouble. Its president Moshe Katsav is being investigated for allegedly raping one of his own staff members. Ehud Olmert, its Prime Minister, is accused of accepting a…
Resurrecting the past in Abu Sir
Hungarian Egyptologist uncovers the secrets of Taposiris MagnaTaposiris Magna: A Temple, Fortress and Monastery of EgyptPublished by Egypt Excavation Society of Hungary, 2004Hardcover, 223 pagesCAIRO: West of Alexandria, between the…
Increased IT development vital to Egypt's future
CAIRO: With studies indicating only 4 percent of Egyptians own computers, the state of information technology in Egypt needs to be reviewed. The country, like the rest of the world,…
Dubai no longer an employee's paradise
Rising costs of living are forcing many foreigners homeward boundDUBAI: Ali Mahmoud, 42, is a UAE-based Egyptian expatriate. Having worked between Dubai and Sharjah as a translator for the last…
Heavy jail terms handed down in corruption case
CAIRO: A well-known Egyptian businessman and several public bank officials were handed heavy prison sentences Monday in one of the country s highest-profile corruption cases, judicial sources said. Car dealer…
