Egypt saw 283 protests in the first half of 2007: report
CAIRO: During the past six months Egypt has witnessed 283 protests and 66 workers-related strikes due to a security clamp down on activists and privatization policies, says a new report.…
Faculties of engineering and computer science open for students of 2nd category
CAIRO: For the first time, the top-notch faculties of engineering and computer science opened their doors to students listed in the second category of the national secondary certificate (Thanaweya Amma).According…
Public opinion poll reveals Egyptians displeased with government
CAIRO: A mere 13 percent of Egyptians are satisfied with their national government, says a Pew Global Attitudes poll published three days ago. The public opinion survey, which was conducted…
Egypt earns highest gold medal count in All-Africa Games
CAIRO: After 15 days of fierce competition, the 9th All-Africa Games in Algiers came to an end last Monday, July 23, with Egypt walking away with 74 gold medals, the…
Al-Qabani joins Telecom Egypt
CAIRO: Newly promoted side Telecom Egypt announced on Tuesday the signing of former Zamalek duo Wael Al-Qabani and Mahmoud Mahmoud on a free transfer. Qabani signed a three-year-deal worth LE…
Egyptian shares up, CIB rises again on merger talk
CAIRO: Main Egyptian stock indexes rose on Tuesday, with shares in Commercial International Bank (CIB) climbing on continued market speculation it would buy Arab-African International Bank, traders said.Shares in CIB,…
Fearing attacks, Egypt beefs up airport security
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have beefed up security measures at Cairo s international airport, fearing incidents similar to recent attacks in Algeria and Britain, the official Middle East News Agency (Mena)…
Aboul Gheit visits Israel for peace initiative
Netanyahu opposed to peace planCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and his Jordanian counterpart Abdel Illah Al-Khatib were in Israel yesterday to discuss an Arab peace initiative that aims to…
Libya's release of nurses part of 'Machiavellian' political strategy
CAIRO: Following widespread jubilation Tuesday over the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor from a Libyan prison, some Egyptian analysts have revealed their skepticism over the move.Libya…