Median o/n interbank steady at about 8.65 percent

CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was broadly unchanged on Sunday at 8.65 percent compared to 8.631 percent on Thursday with no new factors affecting liquidity,…

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EgyptAir made $75.2 million profit last year

CAIRO: State carrier EgyptAir, 20 percent of which the government is preparing to sell, made a profit of LE 431 million ($75.2 million) last financial year, the chairman of the…

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Today we are not united

CAIRO: Good news for people in a hurry. This evening, sometime between 6-9 p.m, you ll get where you want to go in no time because of the unusual emptiness…

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Britain's Prince Charles to tour Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India

LONDON: Britain s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India during a two-week official tour later this month, Charles office…

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Present and Tense

Time was that birds were at the top of the food chain. The entire planet was their hunting ground with seeds and shrimps and succulent primordial worms. Then we appeared…

Nabil Shawkat Nabil Shawkat

CAREER

CAIRO: So, you're fresh out of university. You've got a lifetime of excitement ahead of you; paying bills, buying a house or apartment, starting a family with expenses, expenses and…

Vivian Salama Vivian Salama

Morning cravings

CAIRO: It's customary to go out for lunch or dinner; those favoring late night meals also have their preferred locales. The breakfast market, meanwhile, has long been cornered by the…

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A taste of M1NT

CAIRO: "The atmosphere is of a very feminine club ... It's very seductive, says Tahir Sultan, as he explains the essence of London's high-end club M1NT. "You walk in and…

Farah El Alfy Farah El Alfy

Head: Former minister drops cases against press

CAIRO: Former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman dropped all his lawsuits against the press on Friday, clearing the way for an end to a confrontation between the press and the…

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Mubarak to visit Germany

BERLIN: President Hosni Mubarak will visit Germany later this month for talks expected to address the situation in the Palestinian areas and moves toward democracy in the Middle East, the…

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