Mussa set for new term as Arab League chief
CAIRO: Arab leaders are widely expected to approve Amr Mussa s bid for a second five-year term as Arab League chief when they gather in Sudan later this month, a…
Egyptian shares rise in step with Gulf markets
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks gained ground on Thursday as Gulf markets recovered and confidence rose among retail investors who panicked earlier in the week, brokers said. Telecom Egypt rose 3 percent,…
OT, OCI, Ezz Steel lead stock market rebound
CAIRO: Egypt s stock market recovered on Wednesday from losses with Orascom Telecom, Orascom Construction Industries and Al Ezz Steel Rebars helping it to a higher close. The Hermes index,…
Omar Effendi sale ongoing
CAIRO: Visit your nearest Omar Effendi and you will meet staff that behave more like stereotypical civil servants than professional retailers. You ll probably find what you want, more or…
Thirteen killed in road accident
CAIRO: Thirteen farm workers including seven women were killed and nine others wounded in a road accident in a town near Cairo on Wednesday, police said. The vehicle crashed when…
Forced conversions underscore religious tension
CAIRO: Coptic women are increasingly fearful of being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. It is becoming more apparent that women are being taken forcefully from their families and…
Arab journalists call for greater press freedom
CAIRO: Arab journalists and activists called for greater freedoms of press and expression at a regional conference on Monday held at the Egyptian Journalists' Syndicate in Cairo. "More steps need…
New cabs take on battered relics on Cairo streets
CAIRO: Hundreds of brand-new yellow taxis, armed with meters, telephones and air conditioning, took to the streets of Egypt on Wednesday, jostling for space with battered black-and-white relics mostly fit…
Glimpses of inner Cairo
CAIRO: Robert Azzi's photographs of Cairo, currently on display at the Sony Gallery of Photography at the American University in Cairo, are simply heart-wrenching.The show, featuring the famous Arab-American Muslim…
Libya to host summit on Darfur conflict with Egypt
TRIPOLI: Libya will host a summit with Egypt in coming days to try to find a regional solution to the conflict in Sudan s Darfur region, an official source in…
