Flaring defiance
The richness of the original Arabic text hampers this superb attempt at translationNaphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad By Alia Mamdouh American University in Cairo Press; Paperback 198 pages; LE 70CAIRO:…
Conquering the world
CAIRO: When Dina Abdel Hadi started her career in Proctor and Gamble (P&G) she became the first woman, regionally, to work in the sales domain. A decade later she is…
Derailing AIDS
CAIRO: To mark World AIDS Awareness Month, December 2005, the Ministry of Health and Population, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project Communication for Healthy…
Arab world's first parliament meets in Cairo
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak, speaking to the firstever gathering of the Arab Parliament, assured its members Tuesday that solidarity would enable the Arab world to successfully confront the challenges it…
Grains of truth
CAIRO: An electronic mail message (e-mail) entitled "Strictly Confidential , preceded with the tag "Forward, is circulated on the Internet to forewarn people of a conspiracy against Islamic preacher Amr…
Broken promises
CAIRO: Reporters Without Borders Tuesday issued an inflammatory statement slamming the continued hounding of journalists in Egypt and called on President Hosni Mubarak to keep his pledge, made to parliament…
Egypt signs FTA with Turkey
CAIRO: Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid signed a free trade agreement Tuesday with Turkish Minister of State Kursad Tuzmen.The agreement will take effect upon ratification by…
Housing stocks up on mixed Egypt stock market
CAIRO: Investor interest in housing stocks helped up small and mid-cap Egyptian shares on Tuesday amid expectations firms in the sector will benefit from increasing land prices, traders said. The…
Investment Minister: PM to keep post
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will keep his post in a new cabinet and form a new government following recent parliamentary elections, Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Tuesday.Mohieldin, speaking…
National Bank of Egypt to merge with Tegaryoun bank
CAIRO: Egypt's Bank of Commerce and Development (Al-Tegaryoun) will merge with the state-owned National Bank of Egypt (NBE) with effect from Thursday, the stock exchange said in a statement on…
