EFG-Hermes drags down stock market
CAIRO: EFG-Hermes Holdings shares fell on Sunday and dragged Egypt s stock market lower in a burst of selling by investors not wanting to take part in the investment bank…
Libel conviction underscores lack of press freedoms, say activists
CAIRO: Activists condemned the recent sentencing of newspaper journalist Amira Malash to one year in prison for libel, citing earlier government promises that prison sentences for press related offences would…
Egypt's paradise for lepers
ABU ZAABAL, Egypt: Behind a vale of trees lies the largest leper colony in the Middle East, a virtual oasis in Egypt for those who have been ostracized by society.…
Opinion
CAIRO: With the recent annulment of Al-Masry Al-Youm journalist Abdel-Nasser Al Zoheiry's sentence, this piece was almost unnecessary; but then, less than a week after his release, Amira Malash, a…
The comic and the melodramatic do battle on the big screen
CAIRO: "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me, will always be remembered as one of the classic lines of American cinema. But the words that shot Dustin Hoffman to stardom…
The media buying business
CAIRO: The advertising industry, in all its shapes and forms, is in a tight jam. As consumers become better informed, the traditional methods of advertising and marketing no longer sell.…
Gomaa sets up rival newspaper
CAIRO: Following its reissue, the Al-Wafd newspaper faces new trouble as overthrown Al-Wafd chairman Noaman Gomaa attempts to seize the newspaper by publishing a rival edition from new headquarters in…
EU health commissioner says eradicating bird flu requires regional cooperation
CAIRO: The European Union s (EU) Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection Markos Kyprianou met yesterday with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Health Hatem El Gabali to discuss…
Qatar denies handing over Cairo bombing suspect
DOHA: Qatar on Saturday denied it had handed over to Egypt a man allegedly involved in attacks on tourists in Cairo last April, contradicting an earlier Egyptian report, the official…
Doing business despite boycott
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Danish engineering company FLSmidth on Friday received an Egyptian order worth 450 million kroner ($72 million) despite a widespread boycott of Danish products throughout the Arab world over…
