Egyptian-Israeli trade soars 130 percent, creating jobs and raising wages
CAIRO: Egypt s trade with Israel is expected to rise 130 percent this year, according to the latest figures, the result of a U.S.-brokered agreement that has created an estimated…
Drumming to their own beat
CAIRO: Sand blew in from the desert, blocking the sun and darkening the skies.The air was thick,hot and hard to breathe. But American drummer Raquy Danziger savored every moment of…
Making waves
CAIRO: As evidenced by the recent success of the Cairo International Film Festival, Arab filmmakers and directors are nothing to be scoffed at.Young Egyptian filmmaker Karim Fanous makes his directorial…
Recycling careers
CAIRO: A month after she closed her first business, a 10-year endeavor, Shereen Allam began preparing her next one.Although she had her start in the private business realm as a…
Egypt’s OT completes sale of stake in Congo Unit
Cairo-based Orascom Telecom (OT) said on Monday it had signed a deal to complete the sale of its controlling 65 percent stake in a mobile phone service operator in Congo…
Mubarak demands review of elections
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak demanded a review of Egypt's recently run parliamentary elections, which were marred by widespread violence, his spokesman said Monday.Mubarak's remarks came during a ceremony in which…
Raya provides contact center services for Coca Cola Egypt
CAIRO: Recognizing the excellence of its contact center services, Coca Cola Egypt has contracted Raya Contact Center to manage its customer care program as part of its ongoing efforts to…
QIZ past and future discussed at conference
CAIRO: Some 240 participants from Israel and Egypt gathered yesterday at the second conference on Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) at the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel.The QIZ concept was established a year…
Untold stories
CAIRO: The intense tension felt in advance of a meeting with Morgan Freeman, one of Hollywood's most prominent personalities, turned out to be for naught.The academy award-winning actor is anything…
Egyptian market boosted by Telecom Egypt IPO
CAIRO: Money left over from an IPO of Telecom Egypt shares pushed up stocks popular with retail investors Sunday, but big-cap declines pulled down the benchmark Hermes index, brokers said.Arab…
