Alexandria event focuses on documentaries
Summer film festival defies myth that culture has no place in the sunCAIRO: Less than four months since the last one, the Fourth Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema opened last…
Deal for Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap reportedly in the works
CAIRO: Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached a deal brokered by Germany for a prisoner exchange to take place within two or three weeks, the state-owned daily Al-Ahram…
Egypt urges dialogue in Iranian nuclear standoff
Iran says it will pursue atomic work despite deadlineTEHRAN: Iran insisted on Sunday it would never stop uranium enrichment despite a looming UN deadline intended to ensure it cannot develop…
Thanks to incentives for Qualified Industrial Zones, Egyptian textiles are reaching the U.S. market
CAIRO: After a slow start, Egypt s Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs) are finally beginning to deliver significantly increased textile export growth. And, perhaps just as importantly for the long term,…
Head: Egypt, Sudan brace for Nile spate after Ethiopia floods
CAIRO: Egypt and Sudan braced Saturday for a major spate on the Nile after the worst flooding in a generation killed more than 600 people in the Ethiopian highlands where…
Ship home to stranded crew from Egypt to be auctioned
CHARLESTON, South Carolina: The crew of a stranded Egyptian freighter may have to stay on board another month, after a U.S. judge ordered the vessel be auctioned amid a shipping…
Egyptian workers stage Jordan pay protest
AMMAN: Around 200 Egyptian workers staged a peaceful protest Sunday outside the Amman governorate accusing their employer of not paying them, state-run Petra news agency reported. It said the unidentified…
Al Ahli wins with early four-goal blitz
CAIRO: Holders Al Ahli scored four goals in an opening 20 minute blitz to easily beat Asante Kotoko of Ghana in their African Champions League Group A match on Saturday…
In Cairo, boom times for Arabic language schools
Demand for Arabic-speakers fuels surge in language school enrolmentsCAIRO: Tomader Rifaat has been in charge of the International Student Service Offices at AUC for 21 years, and she has never…
