A global trend companies can't ignore
CAIRO: When the United Nations Global Compact in Egypt launched in 2003, its coordinator Mohamed El-Kalla had only a handful of Egyptian companies, and represented the only Middle Eastern country…
Italian delights
Villa D'Este at the Conrad serves up classy and tasty Italian foodCAIRO: Everybody loves Italian food and when you've got a craving for a real taste of Italy, keep the…
It's all in the pressure points
Nada Rashed explains the essentials of reflexologyCAIRO: Many people laugh at the idea that touching certain points in their feet or hands can grant a feeling of relief from the…
It's not a religion or a weight loss program
Misconceptions and high prices slow down pace of yoga s popularityCAIRO: In many Western countries, where nutrition stores and organic supermarkets are as ubiquitous as restaurant chains, yoga seems like…
Gaza border re-opens for humanitarian cases
GAZA CITY: The border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened Friday for a second straight day for humanitarian cases, after weeks of closure, but was shut early again,…
Iran, Italy FMs due in Egypt for Lebanon talks
CAIRO: The foreign ministers of Iran and Italy are due in Cairo within the next few days for talks with Egyptian officials on the conflict in Lebanon, a diplomatic source…
Barclays renovates "Kafret Nassar" health unit
CAIRO: Just four month following the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU), Barclays Bank Egypt has inaugurated the primary health unit in Kafret Nassar , Aug. 8, after having…
Egypt, Saudi Arabia to combine electricity systems
CAIRO: According to Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, a source close to the Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity has revealed to the regional paper that the Saudi and Egyptian governments will sign…
Federation of Egyptian Industries rejects calls to boycott Israel
Opinions split on cutting trade relations, QIZ in the balanceCAIRO: The Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) board has rejected calls to join a boycott on trade with Israel because of…
Families of missing Egyptian students suspect they abandoned education to live and work in the U.S.
Associated PressCAIRO: Anxious families of some of 11 Egyptians who failed to show up for studies at an American university said Thursday that the students may have decided to try…
