Berlusconi slams Italian arrests over alleged CIA kidnapping of Egyptian cleric
Reuters ROME: Ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who lost power in April elections, attacked Italian magistrates on Wednesday for chasing after CIA agents and Italian spies over the alleged kidnap of…
Inspecting inflation, as IMF warns against reducing interest rates
CAIRO: Egypt has achieved a remarkable turnaround in its monetary situation. Until a few years ago, the state of the pound, controlled and overvalued by the government, made imports difficult…
Egypt's International Economic Forum
ŠΘ###The forum discussed the Egyptian Stock Exchange. Many of Egypt's economists and businessmen attended the event, here, Moataz Raslan and Fathi Sebai Mansour##Yousria Loza, Omar El Diriny, Khaled Raafat
State stays out of Coptic conflict
Maximus I to form new church in sectarian splitCAIRO: The Christian community in Egypt has been abuzz sine President Hosni Mubarak's statement that he will not get involved in the…
Study in static dynamism
Shayma Aziz exhibits her collection of stills that encapsulate movementCAIRO: Shayma Aziz's Contrast in Still Motion is a striking exhibition using rust or black and white dyes to highlight a…
Integration is the secret ingredient
Mona Zaki's personal life combines with her career and community service for a successful mixCAIRO: You don't need to spend more than five minutes in Dr. Mona Zaki's office to…
Egypt says mediation for soldier's release was sabotaged
U.S. seeks more consultation with Egypt; calls for release of Israeli soldiersCAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in an interview published Wednesday that his mediation efforts for the release of an…
NDP wants to exclude independents from elections
Muslim Brotherhood protests, claiming move directed at IslamistsCAIRO: In a review of government-proposed constitutional amendments, National Democratic Party (NDP) upper house of parliament members suggested that election candidacy be restricted…
Israel invades south Lebanon after Hezbollah seizes two soldiers
Brotherhood praises abduction of soldiers, says Israel should "exchange the thousands of Palestinian prisoners AITA SHAAB, Lebanon: Israel invaded southern Lebanon in a ground and air assault to retrieve two…
Mubarak sees no need for vice president
Reuters CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Wednesday there was no need to appoint a vice president, suggesting he will leave open the post from which both…
