Egypt announces Chinese cooperation on nuclear front
But will the agreement materialize, analysts askCAIRO: Following a week of speculation that Egypt was readying to make a major foreign policy shift away from the US and towards Asian-European…
Cairo Carousel
Diseases and displeaseThe Big Kahuna is illSomething I caught in a taxi ride en route to interviewing a chef for my second column. But the detour left me frazzled.Befuddled.Watch out…
Ministry of Transport issues regulations for project assignment to Gulf Investors Consortium
CAIRO: The Ministry of Transport has issued a number of regulations for dealing with the Bahraini-Emirates consortium that has stepped into the Egyptian market to invest in transportation projects. The…
Townhouse showcases up-and-comers
Unexpected selection of drawings from Shawky; Marzouk looks at "The New World The Townhouse Gallery opened its doors last Sunday on its exhibit of new contemporary art, and viewers, mostly…
CIB says eyes Middle East expansion
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB), one of Egypt s top three private-sector banks, said on Monday it was eyeing potential expansion in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf. The bank…
Government formulates strategy to combat potential bird flu pandemic
Migratory season arouses concerns over a recurrence of last year's battle with avian fluCAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif chaired a meeting Monday with the national committee for combating bird flu…
Coach shooting for a royal flush?
Pressure's on for Ahli's all or nothing in TunisiaCAIRO: Al-Ahli club's Portuguese coach Manuel Jose has thrown all his cards into the fray and is waiting for a royal flush.Earlier…
Egypt's universities brimming with students turned activists
Muslim Brotherhood's student members face uphill battleCAIRO: Salah is a clean-shaven young man dressed in worn-out jeans and a casual beige jacket. His grades imply that he is an above…
The View from Cairo: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
By the time polls on the East Coast of the United States closed, it was 3 o'clock in the morning in Cairo. Waking up early the next day to watch…
Crime Scene: Strangling method of choice in week's murders
Greedy wife gets just desserts; more traffic deathsCAIRO: This week the local press highlighted the hair-raising murder in Waraq of a Tok-Tok driver by an unemployed thug. The driver, Mohamed…
