Central bank merges three banks into United Bank
CAIRO: Egypt s Central Bank has merged three banks into a new bank called the United Bank, to which it has granted a LE 3 billion ($520 million) loan, the…
Samir Sarhan, writer, critic, Cairo book fair organizer, dies
CAIRO: Samir Sarhan, a writer and literary critic who organized the Cairo International Book Fair for years died Saturday of heart failure. He was 65 years old. Sarhan died three…
Switzerland seeks to expel Islamist for anti-Swiss hate campaign
BERN: Switzerland is seeking to expel an Egyptian Islamist accused of publishing race hate material hostile to the country, a federal police spokesman said on Sunday. The Swiss foreign ministry…
The unpopular detail
Pre-marital medical tests are only seen as useful when the couple is related by bloodCAIRO: The wedding ring, the ceremony, the flowers and the honeymoon are counted as essential wedding…
Muslim Brotherhood denounces Israeli incursion in Gaza
CAIRO: Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, condemned the ongoing Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip. "We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people who fight for their nation's…
Mubarak reverses exam result of student who criticized U.S.
CAIRO: An Egyptian student who initially failed her secondary school exams for criticizing the United States and her own government was given a helping hand by the president, newspapers reported…
Israel offensive stirs anger in Egypt
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Israel s offensive in the Palestinian territories is drawing fierce accusations in neighboring Egypt that the Jewish state is seeking to destabilize the region. Cairo newspapers as…
Church attack suspect sent to mental hospital
CAIRO: Egypt has committed to a mental hospital a man accused of killing a Christian worshipper in a knife attack on churchgoers in Alexandria that sparked sectarian clashes in April,…
It's not just us
Four days and eight games into the 2006 World Cup, all was quiet on the middle front. Not a single refereeing gaffe of note had been recorded. But, then the…
It's his moment to shine
Men s involvement in planning their weddings could be helpful or just a hassleCAIRO: It s time to plan a wedding but the groom is getting involved. His interest is…
