Egypt median o/n interbank rate steady at 8.5 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was 8.5 percent on Wednesday, little changed from Tuesday s 8.534 percent, as bankers awaited the result of a central…
Journalists rally for freedom of the press
CAIRO: Journalists and political activists gathered at Cairo s Journalists Syndicate to discuss the detainment of Al-Masry Al-Youm reporters one year ago for what the government called irresponsible, false attacks…
Islamist trio, freed in Egypt, due back home in Britain
LONDON: Egypt deported to London three Britons released from jail where they had served almost four years of their five-year sentences for spreading propaganda for an Islamist group, officials said…
Beyond the alphabet
CAIRO: New in the country? Troubled by the fact that you still can't put together an Arabic sentence? Don't be too frustrated; most Egyptians can't do it either."There is no…
Influencing art
CAIRO: I splashed some colors from a tumbler. Smeared the drab world with emotion. I charted on a dish of jelly the jutting cheekbones of the ocean. "In the beginning…
Kuwait's Global eyes Egypt, plans $1 billion fund
DUBAI: Kuwait s Global Investment House will increase its investment and advisory work in Egypt, which had one of the world s best performing stock markets last year, a senior…
For the love a flower
CAIRO: Following frequent visits to a friend's flower shop, Sally El Torgoman decided to take on this friend's offer and combined her interest in art and her background in sales…
Protecting ideas
CAIRO: Protecting intellectual property is an intricate challenge. In the world of copyrights and patents, stealing is not a direct physical action involving an object or an individual; it is…
Islamist sees Mubarak's son seeking presidency
CAIRO: A top leader of Egypt s largest opposition group said on Sunday he expected President Hosni Mubarak s son, Gamal, to seek the presidency within two years, citing as…
British Islamists leave Egyptian jail
CAIRO: Three Britons left an Egyptian jail on Tuesday after serving almost four years of their five-year sentences for spreading propaganda for an Islamist group, the mother of one of…
