Emaar to redevelop site near Alexandria library
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Dubai-based property development group Emaar aims to build a hotel and other facilities close to the site of Egypt s ancient Great Library at Alexandria, the company…
Fundraising for orphans
ŠΘ###The money raised from the event will go to the orphans of Zenhoum, an area in Egypt. Here, Nevine Saeda and Poussy Shalaby##Mr and Mrs Faisal Hayaly
U.S. calls detention of Nour 'miscarriage of justice'
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday blasted the continued detention of Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour and the harsh tactics used against peaceful demonstrators in its key Middle East ally.…
Crime Pays
http://www.thecwa.co.uk/http://www.mysterywriters.org/http://murderink.com/catalog/If you're a writer, that is. And if you're a mystery fan, you're glad to pony up the price of the latest thriller, especially if it has won an Edgar…
Baghdad Bound for Hollywood
A young Egyptian takes a life-changing journey from Kuwait City to Baghdad, and then onto the silver screenCAIRO: It's 2003. The advent of the Iraqi war is being predicted by…
Present and Tense: Donuts anyone?
For years I thought I could have it all. Selling arms in the morning and acting as an undercover power broker at night; helping former dictators pick up the pieces…
WEF highlights regional image problem
CAIRO: Some 1,200 leaders from the Arab world and beyond are due in Sharm El-Sheikh this morning to kick off the World Economic Forum. Under the theme "The Promise of…
Moving in the right direction
CAIRO: While no one can deny that the investment climate in Egypt has significantly improved since the government undertook a few bold measures starting in 2002, the year that Egypt…
Following up on a nationwide "makeover"
CAIRO: As part of a national plan to "makeover Egypt so that the country can compete on a global scale and face the challenges bought on by globalization, the Egyptian…
Oriental Weavers sets its sights on growth and is flourishing
CAIRO: As you enter the Oriental Weavers (OW) International factory in 10th of Ramadan City, you are greeted with a black glass pyramid. Inside lays the first carpet weaving machine…
