New bird flu cases reported in southern Egypt
CAIRO: New cases of domestic fowl with bird flu were found in southern Egypt and Cairo last week, the Health Ministry said Monday, the first new cases to be reported…
African giants demonstrate strength in Nations Cup
JOHANNESBURG: The giants of African football demonstrated their strength in the first series of 2008 Nations Cup qualifiers this weekend. Of the eight teams among the top 10 in action,…
Bird flu back in the spotlight
CAIRO: The H5N1 strain of bird flu was reported in a domestic poultry farm in southern Egypt, the first time the highly pathogenic virus was detected in the country in…
The limits of victory
Who won the 33-day war in Lebanon, Israel or Hezbollah? Both sides have claimed victory, though Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has done so in the kind of understated, eloquent and…
Kieslowski retrospect high point of festival
Cairo Caravan fails to draw audiences similar to Alexandria'sCAIRO: After two weeks of purely intellectual festivities, the Fourth Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema finally came to an end last Tuesday…
Merger creates Crédit Agricole Egypt
Management expects to double bank size in next few yearsCAIRO: Egyptian American Bank (EAB) and Calyon Bank announced their merger yesterday into Crédit Agricole Egypt (CAE)."From a business perspective, Egyptian…
Egypt seeks 'special relationship' with trade giant China, says minister
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Egypt is striving to become an integral part of China s trade strategy and seal a special relationship with the Asian giant that could surpass its partnership…
El-Gamaa El-Islamiyya denounces assassination attempt
Group recognizes the important place Mahfouz held in the literary worldCAIRO: El-Gamaa El-Islamiyya (The Islamic Group), the same group that attempted to assassinate Naguib Mahfouz, has issued a statement regarding…
Egypt says it warned Israel against "foolish" war
CAIRO: Egypt warned Israel that its foolish war in Lebanon against Hezbollah threatened Egypt-Israeli ties, Egypt s foreign minister said in a television interview broadcast on Friday. In a rebuttal…
