Suez: The end of the road for Britain and France as world powers
LONDON: The Suez crisis, which began 50 years ago this week, made clear for the first time that Britain and France were no longer world powers and marked the start…
Mubarak reiterates call for ceasefire, jabs at U.S. policy
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak left for talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after repeating his call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and taking a jab at U.S. foreign policy.…
Fifty years on, Egypt cashing in on Suez nationalization
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Fifty years after its nationalization, the Suez Canal is more vital than ever to Egypt s economy and revenues from transit fees look set to continue a…
Etisalat to sell stake in Egypt operation
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates telecom firm Etisalat is looking to sell a part of its stake in the consortium that won Egypt s third mobile phone license, a UAE newspaper…
Consumers will bear the real burden of gasoline price increase
Comprehensive energy policy still absentCAIRO: With no warning, the government decided to increase the prices of gasoline and other oil products last Thursday.The state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper announced the decision the…
A joyful celebration
ŠΘ###Ministers Amin Abaza, Youssef Botrous Ghaly, Nadia Aziz, the bride and groom, Hany Aziz and Aisha Abdel Hady##The couple afterwards headed to Semiramis Intercontinental where the wedding reception was held,…
An elegant wedding
ŠΘ###Many of Egypt's ministers, businessmen and socialites attended the wedding, Mamdouh El Beltagy and Mahmoud Abou Leil##The bride and groom danced all night to the tunes of singers Sherin and…
Press Round-up: Israeli war on Lebanon provokes anti-war protests
Police violence toward protestors underreportedCAIRO: News of the Israeli-Lebanese war still dominates the headlines, with national and independent newspapers giving it top priority as anti-war protests rage across the country.…
Prestigious journalism conference held at AUC
Over 1,000 media scholars share views at IAMCR Cairo 2006CAIRO: More than 1,000 professional scholars and media experts of different nationalities gathered to exchange views and debate various topics in…
Lawyer says recording implicates Italian intelligence chief in alleged CIA abduction
Associated PressROME: A recording of a conversation between two arrested secret agents implicates the head of Italy s military intelligence in the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in…
