Protests, demonstrations, a public outcry of anger
What it takes to make patient Egyptians stand up and be counted CAIRO: Egyptians surely rank amongst the most patient and non-confrontational of peoples. But every now and then they…
Straight talk on the air waves
Radio presenter Ahmad El-Esseily breaks the moldCAIRO: In Egypt, radio presenters are usually nice romantic guys, talking about love and romance in their smooth voices. One announcer, however, has a…
HDB seals tripartite protocol with Misr, NBE to finance national housing scheme
NOOZZCAIRO: Egyptian Housing and Development Bank will sign a tripartite protocol with the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr on financing the national scheme for housing with £2 billion…
India to triple its investment in Egypt in the next four years
CAIRO: The Embassy of India in Cairo held a press conference yesterday celebrating the 59th anniversary of India's independence. A. Gopinathan, Indain ambassador to Egypt discussed India's position on the…
Egypt condemns Israel's arrest of Palestinian speaker
Associated PressCAIRO: Arab and Islamic officials on Sunday condemned Israel for arresting the Palestinian parliament speaker and called for his immediate release.Egypt, the Arab League and the Organization of the…
Local news takes a backseat to Lebanon
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya denies ties with Al-QaedaCAIRO: Egypt-based Islamic group Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya said they denounce violence and deny having any connections with Al-Qaeda militants, reports the independent Al-Masry Al-Youm on its…
Egypt Islamist group denies uniting with Al-Qaeda
ReutersCAIRO: One of Egypt s most prominent Islamist groups, which waged a bloody campaign in the 1990s, denied on Sunday it had made any alliance with the global Al-Qaeda militant…
Egypt to protect its quota of Nile water
Meeting to finalize the Nile Basin Initiative postponed to Sept.CAIRO: A meeting scheduled this month to bring together the ministers of water resources from each of the 10 Nile Basin…
New study points at violations in 2005 elections
CAIRO: Criticism of the electoral process and the consequent results led the latest report released by the legally-oriented United Group regarding the parliamentary elections in 2005. This election evaluated the…
