What the newspapers are saying
CAIRO: The continuously unfolding events regarding Egypt's ferry accident still dominate the headlines of national and independent newspapers. In response to the tragedy, the government promises a thorough investigation supervised…
Egypt warns against clash of civilizations over cartoons
CAIRO: Egypt called Monday for urgent dialogue between the West and Muslim countries to avert a clash of civilizations over the world crisis about cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed."We are…
Egypt delays local elections, Islamists cry foul
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have postponed local elections for two years in a move opposition Islamists said on Monday was designed to maintain the ruling party s monopoly over presidential nominations.The…
Egypt to offer 20 pct of Bank of Alexandria on bourse
CAIRO: Egypt will sell 20 percent of Bank of Alexandria on the stock exchange, 5 percent to employees and the rest to a strategic investor, the bank s head said…
Retail panic pulls down stocks
CAIRO: Small investors panicked by falling Egyptian stock prices pulled the market lower still on Monday in a bout of selling, traders said."A lot of the prices are being broken…
Rights groups slam interior ministers' call to close websites
CAIRO: Human rights groups have condemned a recent proposal by the Council of Arab Interior Ministers aimed at giving member governments wide scope to ban websites suspected of supporting terrorism…
My ticket, my seat
CAIRO: After a troublesome journey to get tickets for the African Cup of Nations final, I arrived at the stadium last Friday holding my ticket. Standing amid hundreds of others…
Mummies found at Egypt's Valley of the Kings
CAIRO: Five mummies in wooden sarcophagi and colored funeral masks from the 18th Pharaonic dynasty were discovered by a US team from the University of Memphis, in the Valley of…
Football fever
CAIRO: The only thing people are able to talk about these days is Egypt's fantastic defeat over the African nations. "Our land, Our Cup, said one of the artistic banners…
European Union envoys tour Toshka
CAIRO: Thirty envoys from the European Union concluded a two-day tour of the Toshka Project.The envoys, representing a range of countries, from Russia to Japan, were invited to tour the…
