Fahmy apologizes for insulting remark
Press unified in anti-veil stance and support for HosniCAIRO: In response to the attacks directed at Culture Minister Farouk Hosni two week ago after he announced his controversial opinion on…
EU commissioner says progress being made toward free trade zone
Mandelson on Egypt reforms: Carefully and sensitively, we need to let the hand brake offCAIRO: European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson says the Euro-Egyptian Association Agreement, paving the way…
Festival press conference comes up empty
Press fails to come up with pertinent questions for panelCAIRO: Just hours before the 30th Cairo International Film Festival kicks off, festival President Ezzat Abo Ouf held a joint press…
German system flourishes in Egypt's trade schools
Providing graduates with solid education and guaranteed work opportunitiesEL-GOUNA: A typical school week for a student at the El-Gouna Hotel School may begin with some fractions and literature and conclude…
Pedophiliac twin brothers arrested in Cairo
CAIRO: Twin brothers, one a social worker at an educational institute and another employee at a media company, both 45, have been detained for having allegedly raped a six-year-old boy…
A fruit enjoyed by children on its way to extinction
Egypt seems to have forgotten the good points of the sycamoreThe trees lining the streets around the Maadi Club once beckoned children to savor their fruit - the sycamore fig,…
Egypt's Consumer Spending on the Rise
Credit bureau and electronic payment critical in supporting sound credit decisionsCAIRO: The establishment of a credit bureau and the increasing use of electronic payments are two important factors that support…
There is no Democratic solution in Iraq
The Democrats in the United States declared the recent congressional elections a "referendum on the Republican President George W. Bush's stewardship of the Iraq war. On the campaign trail, they…
Palestinians must still rely on the US to achieve peace
More than two decades ago I had the honor to speak about Palestinian-Israeli peace on a panel with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Although much has changed in the…
