A walk-in kaleidoscope
CAIRO: What is a Kaleidoscope? According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, it is an instrument containing loose bits of colored material, perhaps glass or plastic, between two flat plates and…
Investors eyeing textile industry
CAIRO: According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, international investors are eyeing the Egyptian textile industry.The ministry stated that it is developing and aiding in the growth of textile…
Hala Gorani Interview
CAIRO: In one of her news reports, CNN's Hala Gorani learned to stuff pigeons. As it took 14 takes to get the right shot, Gorani eventually got "pretty good at…
More Brotherhood members arrested
CAIRO: Security forces arrested five members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday in what the opposition Islamist group said was the latest sign of curbs on political freedoms. An Interior…
Leading German cap producers inaugurate factory in Egypt
CAIRO: The German group BERICAP inaugurated its new cap factory in Egypt yesterday.The group is a leading international manufacturer of plastic caps for a wide range of containers, including those…
Median o/n interbank steady at about 8.65 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was broadly unchanged on Sunday at 8.65 percent compared to 8.631 percent on Thursday with no new factors affecting liquidity,…
EgyptAir made $75.2 million profit last year
CAIRO: State carrier EgyptAir, 20 percent of which the government is preparing to sell, made a profit of LE 431 million ($75.2 million) last financial year, the chairman of the…
Today we are not united
CAIRO: Good news for people in a hurry. This evening, sometime between 6-9 p.m, you ll get where you want to go in no time because of the unusual emptiness…
Britain's Prince Charles to tour Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India
LONDON: Britain s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India during a two-week official tour later this month, Charles office…
Present and Tense
Time was that birds were at the top of the food chain. The entire planet was their hunting ground with seeds and shrimps and succulent primordial worms. Then we appeared…
