Mariam Hassan and Khaled Salah explore Nubian culture
CAIRO: Hidden under Zamalek's 15th of May Bridge, Mariam Hassan and Khaled Salah's photo exhibition "Features takes you on a short trip to the southern Egyptian city of Nuba."Features is…
El-Tebbin power plant project receives funding
Joint project between the Egyptian government and World Bank designed to advance reform measures in energy sectorCAIRO: The Egyptian government has announced that it will spend $470 million (LE 2.7…
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Arab inaction and increase in gas prices take the leadCAIRO: Arab inaction toward the Lebanese crisis, an increase in local gas prices and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif s statements dominated…
Protestors take to the streets in opposition to attacks on Lebanon
CAIRO: Around 1,000 protesters gathered in the center of El Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, expressing their solidarity with the Lebanese people. It was the largest protest outside El Azhar…
Israel vows to step up Lebanon air assault
Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit says Arabs disappointed by talksBEIRUT: Israel said Thursday a world meeting on Lebanon had authorized it to wipe out Hezbollah in the south of the country…
Brotherhood rejects Saudi fatwas on Hezbollah support
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest Islamist political movements in the Arab world, rejected on Thursday sectarian fatwas by Saudi clerics against supporting Hezbollah in its fight against…
Freed activist accuses Egypt of distortion campaign
Reuters CAIRO: Anti-government activist Mohammed El-Sharkawi, who spent most of the past three months in jail, accused the government on Wednesday of a distortion campaign against the country s pro-democracy…
Arabs write off Rome meeting, blame Washington
CAIRO: Arabs on Thursday wrote off the Rome meeting on Lebanon as a disappointment and accused Washington of subverting the will of the world for an immediate ceasefire between Israel…
Stock market recovers from losses relating to conflict
CAIRO: After nearly two weeks of Israel s massive offensive against Lebanon, the Egyptian stock market recovered all the losses it made in the initial days of the crisis.The CASE-30…
Al Ahli hit by absences for Champions League test
ReutersJOHANNESBURG: Defending champions Al Ahli have been hit by injury and suspensions as they host Algeria s JS Kabylie in Cairo on Saturday seeking to bounce back from their opening…
