Egyptian students learn tough lesson in U.S. immigration law
Associated PressNEW YORK: Seventeen students from Egypt arrived at New York s Kennedy airport in late July for what was supposed to be an exciting month in America. Their destination…
Government extends deadline for Bank of Alexandria offers
Bank to be sold via closed-envelope auctionCAIRO: The deadline for the financial bids for an 80 percent stake in the Bank of Alexandria (BA) has been extended to Oct. 16,…
Taking the initiative
Egyptian students have stopped relying solely on traditional education Can we? asks the first part of Zedny s slogan. The answer amongst Egyptian youth today seems to be yes .…
Charity time
ŠΘ###The event was well attended with many ambassadors, business people and socialites, here is Laila Delaware, Nera Nour El Din and Yosy Mohi El Din##Mr. and Mrs. Anis Iklimodis and…
"The Yacoubian Building" to be screened at international film competition
ReutersNEW YORK: Actor Robert De Niro and the growing Tribeca Film Festival he founded gave support on Thursday to Rome s new international film competition ahead of its debut in…
Present and Tense: The second row
I was asked to join the Democratic Coalition of All People (DECAP), a newly-formed, broad-based alliance of intellectuals who want to end corruption, help the poor, scare Israel, and generally…
Ahli stars want to inflict more heartache on Ivory Coast
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: The stars from Egyptian club giants Al-Ahli have already broken the hearts of Ivory Coast football followers this year. And on Sunday night the Red Devils will try…
Sports Talk: Bodies for show
Should we talk about bodybuilding in this column? We ask because many people don't think bodybuilding is a real sport.Egypt came first in the African bodybuilding championship held here last…
Senior UN officials discuss survivors of human rights atrocities; the role of the UN in recent Lebanon crisis
CAIRO: Anne Cubilie, office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Maher Nasser, director of UN Information Center in Cairo, held a joint seminar at the American University in…
Business Recap
Ministry of Investment accelerates PPP driveCAIRO: Pushing forward with his widely publicized strategy of developing public-private-partnerships (PPP) as means of spurring economic growth, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moheiddin said last…
