Exhibition links Egyptian heritage to the African continent
CAIRO: Organized around the African connection to Egypt and designed to dispel some of the misconceptions regarding it, the Yes, Egypt is an African Country, photo exhibition at the Sony…
Initial bids made on profitable state-owned Suez Steel Company
CAIRO: State-owned Suez Steel Co., one of the largest net-importers of billets in the market, with the most modern facility in the Middle East region, is finally on sale.After a…
Real estate auction generates LE 46 million in two days
CAIRO: Aside from situations of distress, auctioning real estate is a relatively new concept in Egypt.Traditionally, auctions are associated with negative circumstances, such as bankruptcy and seizure. But these views…
UN chief calls for unity as Rome talks split over Lebanon ceasefire
Egypt will not go to war for Lebanon, says Mubarak ROME: A 15-nation crisis conference aimed at ending the bloodshed in Lebanon deadlocked Wednesday over the timing of a ceasefire…
Three firms in the running for Serbian mobile network
BELGRADE: Austrian, Egyptian and Norwegian companies won the right Wednesday to bid for Serbia s biggest mobile telecoms operator at an auction later this month, the government said. The three…
Etisalat to sell stake in Egypt operation
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates telecom firm Etisalat is looking to sell a part of its stake in the consortium that won Egypt s third mobile phone license, a UAE newspaper…
Birthday Bash
ŠΘ###Many actors and actresses came to wish Hany a happy birthday and enjoyed partying during this magical hour, here, Amira El Alaily and Nermine El Fekky##Ehab Tawfik, Magd El Kassem…
Novel offers a lucid glimpse into the lives of Cairo's privileged but lost youth
Ghost FactoryBy Ghaith El-LawziAuthor House, 2005CAIRO: "People don't know how to merge in Cairo . says the opening line of the debut novel "Ghost Factory by Gaith El-Lawzi, a fictional…
Developers look at creating year-round communities in the North Coast
CAIRO: All eyes have turned to Egypt's North Coast as another hefty tourism development project goes on sale.Once again, the government is shopping around for investors keen on reaping profits…
In response to "inadequate" government efforts, independent groups offer aid to Lebanon
CAIRO: The Egyptian government's effort to send aid to war-stricken Lebanon and Palestine has been limited and deemed "inadequate. Non-governmental organizations, political and independent groups are adopting the cause in…
