Editor jailed for defaming Mubarak
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced a newspaper editor who has repeatedly criticized President Hosni Mubarak to one year in jail on Monday for defaming the head of state, court sources…
Center hopes to reinvigorate export promotion activities and double exports in five years
CAIRO: The Egyptian Export Promotion Center held its first board meeting on Monday, during which producers and government officials discussed sector-specific export objectives and results for the past year as…
Tobacco group Altadis upbeat
PARIS: French-Spanish tobacco group Altadis is confident about its prospects and is examining possible deals in Egypt and Algeria, the company s chairman said in a newspaper interview published on…
Antiquities head reappointed
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, Egypt s voluble and media-savvy chief archeologist, dubbed the King of the Pharaohs, was reappointed head of the country s top antiquities body on Monday. The decision…
Onto the real action
CAIRO: Two weeks of mediocre play in the Fifa World Cup resulted in only a few moments of excitement, as the majority of the games of the first round produced…
Judges protest proposed judicial law
Judges Club demands right to review law to ensure judicial independenceCAIRO: Egypt's judges have stood firm in their objection to the parliament-proposed draft of the judicial law, even though the…
Thanaweya amma continues to be a real-life nightmare for millions of Egyptians
CAIRO: A group of high school students attempted to collectively commit suicide because the questions on their thanaweya amma exam were too difficult. Related incidents simultaneously took place throughout the…
The darker side of memories
A powerful and disturbingly dark exhibit lends a view into the travels of Turkish artists Nursen Tor and Shayma AzizCAIRO: The Hanager Cultural Center is not easy to spot. Camouflaged…
Winner of BOA bid to be announced in November
Privatization process aimed at banking continuesCAIRO: Thirteen European, Arab and Egyptian financial institutions are expected to submit their technical valuation for buying a 75 percent to 80 percent stake in…
