Russian Gazprom mulls exploration for gas in Egypt
CAIRO: Chairman of Gazprom s Management Committee Alexey Miller has expressed his company's interest in exploration for oil and natural gas in Egypt, according to Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh…
Local producers mount fight against consumer protection laws
CAIRO: The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) called on the government Sunday to rescind the recently ratified Consumer Protection Law, until significant amendments are made, to protect local producers from…
Egypt's involvement in Iraq has been costly
CAIRO: The Arab League convened a special meeting on Iraq Tuesday including its neighbors in an attempt to map out a strategy to end the violence in the war-torn country…
Tourists flock to Egypt in record numbers in October
But will recent instability in Sinai mark a downturn?CAIRO: Thanks to a period of relative stability and an aggressive, multi-million dollar marketing campaign, Egypt attracted a record number of international…
In Iraq, there is no graceful exit for the US
"This business about graceful exit just simply has no realism to it at all, President George W. Bush said Thursday after meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki. And that's…
Which way will it go in Beirut?
There is something at once both historic and frightening about the open-ended mass street protest that was launched in Beirut Friday by Hezbollah and its allies, aiming to topple the…
A last chance to stabilize the broader Middle East
The political and security situation in the vast region between the Indus Valley and the shores of the Eastern Mediterranean is a cause for grave concern. When the US intervened…
Cairo International Film Festival: Today's highlights
Civic Duty (US)On the surface, Terry Allen (Peter Krause) appears to be a model American citizen. But after he loses his job and his mortgage application falls through, he quickly…
