Egypt rakes in record Suez Canal income
ISMAILIYA: Egypt s income from Suez Canal transit fees reached a record $324.6 million in May, the canal authority said Sunday. A total of 1,563 ships crossed the canal in…
IT, private sector and government cooperate for advancement of women
CAIRO: The collaboration of the public and private sector was the center of the first sessions of the Global Summit of Women 2006 yesterday.Through a briefing of the ministerial roundtable…
Court blocks access to transcripts in bombing trial
ISMAILIYA, Egypt: A court Saturday refused to grant defense lawyers access to key documents in the trial of suspects in the deadly bombings of resorts in Taba and Nuweiba, an…
Pool Party
ŠΘ###The guests enjoyed a day relaxing and socializing by the pool away from work, here, Fatma, Nisreen and Rania##Maha Nasr posing with Marwa and Rasha
Play highlights Muslim family's beliefs, conflicts
ATLANTA: As the college-age daughter of Egyptian immigrants living in Starkville, Mississippi, Suehyla El-Attar felt isolated. The only idea I had was, I just need to get out of here,…
Is the Eiffel Tower off limits to Egyptians?
CAIRO: Tourism is one of Egypt's largest sectors of the economy. Foreign nationals flock to each year in order to see the ancient and modern wonders that Egypt offers. Yet,…
Egyptians prepare for costly World Cup view
Millions to miss seeing it on national televisionAgence France-PresseCAIRO: Watching this year s World Cup tournament could turn out to be an expensive experience for millions of Egyptian fans after…
My Name Is Bond
http://www.mi6.co.uk/mi6.php3My favorite Bond movie is On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). That's the one where James Bond gets married, although his wife gets conveniently killed shortly thereafter. The story is…
Arab security services and the crisis in democratic change
The lack of democratic breakthroughs worthy of mention in Arab countries has spurred debate about barriers to change. Much of this debate has focused on economic, social and cultural factors,…
Present and Tense: We've got company
We were cruising at a leisurely nine knots off the west coast of Nassau, Franki and I, the usual bodyguards, and a few models from my last fashion show in…
