Euromoney Egypt Conference closes with investment announcements estimated at more than $1 billion
Rachid back from successful China trip; Fahmy says OPEC working to stabilize oil pricesCAIRO: Egypt is set to receive $700 million in Chinese investments over the next 18 months, including…
Make your own TV schedule
New Showbox digital video recorder puts programs at the mercy of the viewerCAIRO: "It will change the way each of you watch TV forever. You now decide what to watch,…
Intelligence officer under investigation for Egyptian cleric kidnapping dies
ROME: A top Italian intelligence officer under investigation over the 2003 alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric has died, his lawyer said Tuesday.Gen. Gustavo Pignero died of cancer in…
Bani Mazar and train accidents illustrate government inefficiency
Local press argues over right to criticize president and censures U.S. war on terrorism on the fifth anniversary of 9/11CAIRO: While writers were busy reporting and analyzing the recent onslaught…
Preponderance of corruption leads to poverty, say experts
CAIRO: While Egypt faces a number of social dilemmas, including rampant unemployment and high levels of illiteracy, many analysts say that official corruption, more than any other factor, represents the…
Literary debuts
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo Press hosted a reception to celebrate the new publications Sunday evening at the Falaki Campus. AUC Press Director Mark Linz introduced the authors of…
Preserving Egypt's heritage – but at what price?
CAIRO: Protruding from the corner of a torn up, dirty street in the Gamaliya neighborhood of Islamic Cairo is the clean and imposing, freshly restored Old Cairo Wall. The ancient…
Poor now need certificates to receive rations
Government cuts subsidized products and clamps down on recipientsCAIRO: Millions of people in low and limited-income brackets depend on what ration cards (subsidized food supplies vouchers offered by the government)…
Increasing cement and steel prices hampering economic growth
CAIRO: High-priced cement and steel are slowing the growth of the Egyptian construction industry. The Egyptian government is working with cement and steel rebar manufacturers in an attempt to keep…
