Housing sector helps bourse move higher
CAIRO: Housing sector stocks, boosted by expected expansion in the sector, helped the bourse to a higher close on Sunday. Orascom Telecom, which is due to release its 2005 results…
Arab League chief Moussa poised for second term
CAIRO: A popular figure in his native Egypt, Amr Moussa is standing unopposed for a second five-year term as Arab League secretary general at the organization s summit on Tuesday…
Land dispute ends in bloodshed
CAIRO: Members of two families in a southern Egyptian village battled with automatic weapons Saturday in a dispute over land, killing four people, police said.Three brothers of the El-Dor family…
Egypt close to eradicating curse of elephantiasis
LONDON: Egypt is close to eliminating elephantiasis. This is one of the world s most disfiguring diseases and has plagued the country since the time of the pharaohs, scientists said…
Viagra for the young
CAIRO: Initially advertised by pharmaceutical companies as the drug to rev-up the love life of mature adults, Viagra has recently become the drug of choice for youth, who buy it…
Heritage dumped in favor of the fat cats
A Supreme Council Court decision taken in January has thrust greedy developers into a fever. Without notice, the country s beautiful historic buildings, as well as turn-of-the century villas and…
The Day The World Changed
The incredibly detailed timeline and graphic photographs of the 9/11 attacks are likely to evoke strong feelings. And perhaps conflicting feelings: Horror at the attacks, but maybe also resentment about…
The purpose of production
CAIRO: At a protest in Tahrir recently, there were about 50 people chanting slogans about freedom, God and justice. Although the number of protesters eventually grew, there were initially more…
Present and Tense
I am into shampoo now. My fastest selling product is a special car shampoo that removes stains and forensic evidence within minutes. Not even the faintest smell of gunpowder or…
Mido gets away with it
A recent issue of the sports section of The Sunday Times devoted an entire page to Ahmed "Mido Hossam, Egypt's most famous football export. As you can guess from the…
