Gamal Mubarak joins Egyptian relief aid flight to Lebanon
BEIRUT: An Egyptian military flight arrived in Beirut Tuesday carrying relief aid and 70 officials and public figures-including Secretary General of the National Democratic Party Gamal Mubarak-who joined the trip…
Real estate pushes up Egyptian stocks
CAIRO: The promise of a real estate boom pushed Egyptian stocks up again on Tuesday but institutions remained highly selective in their buying, brokers said. Four housing companies - Shams…
A coalition to fight corruption
Transparency International launches activities in EgyptCAIRO: Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption, held a seminar in Cairo to launch their activities in Egypt and to promote an adapted…
Protests, demonstrations, a public outcry of anger
What it takes to make patient Egyptians stand up and be counted CAIRO: Egyptians surely rank amongst the most patient and non-confrontational of peoples. But every now and then they…
Straight talk on the air waves
Radio presenter Ahmad El-Esseily breaks the moldCAIRO: In Egypt, radio presenters are usually nice romantic guys, talking about love and romance in their smooth voices. One announcer, however, has a…
HDB seals tripartite protocol with Misr, NBE to finance national housing scheme
NOOZZCAIRO: Egyptian Housing and Development Bank will sign a tripartite protocol with the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr on financing the national scheme for housing with £2 billion…
India to triple its investment in Egypt in the next four years
CAIRO: The Embassy of India in Cairo held a press conference yesterday celebrating the 59th anniversary of India's independence. A. Gopinathan, Indain ambassador to Egypt discussed India's position on the…
Egypt condemns Israel's arrest of Palestinian speaker
Associated PressCAIRO: Arab and Islamic officials on Sunday condemned Israel for arresting the Palestinian parliament speaker and called for his immediate release.Egypt, the Arab League and the Organization of the…
Local news takes a backseat to Lebanon
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya denies ties with Al-QaedaCAIRO: Egypt-based Islamic group Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya said they denounce violence and deny having any connections with Al-Qaeda militants, reports the independent Al-Masry Al-Youm on its…
