Ayman Nour sentenced to five years in jail
CAIRO: After a trial that dragged on for more than a year, Ayman Nour was sentenced, early Saturday, to five years in jail by an Egyptian court.Nour, chairman of El-Ghad…
Kharafi Group goes high-tech
CAIRO: "Pity the nation that wears a cloth it does not weave, Khalil Gibran once wrote. This sentiment was echoed by Ibrahim Saleh, who heads up several of the Kharafi…
Egypt median o/n interbank rate dips to 9.15 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound inched down to 9.15 percent on Sunday from 9.155 percent on Thursday in the middle of a period for calculating…
EgyptAir signs environment-friendly protocol
CAIRO: In an effort to activate its role in environmental protection, EgyptAir Holding Company signed a collaboration protocol with the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs.The holding company's role would…
Order in court?
CAIRO: Ayman Nour's trial was a circus, complete with baying audiences, strongmen keeping ravenous hordes at bay and cages being rattled in a desperate attempt at freedom.The problem is, the…
Britain holds hearing on Sharm El-Sheikh attack
CAIRO: A British coroner began hearing evidence Monday about the deaths of 11 Britons who died last summer in terrorist bombings in Sharm El-Sheikh. The two-day hearing was being held…
An Oscar for Egypt?
CAIRO: Kharif Adam or (Adam's Way), is the first Egyptian film ever to be short-listed in the Oscars and the Golden Globe awards. Although the chance of the film actually…
Bridging the gap
CAIRO: Today's international headlines are choked with references to so-called Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, and extremism. Images of gunwielding Palestinians and suicide bombers etch negative impressions of the Muslim world to…
Working it out together
CAIRO: With different backgrounds and interests in their past, sisters Amani and Amal Hafez joined forces to open Body Works, a women-only gym and studio.According to Amani, "This part of…
Documentary glorifies Sadat's assassin
CAIRO: A prospective Iranianproduced documentary on the assassination of the late President Anwar Sadat, has kicked off a range of volatile of reactions inside Egypt.Among other issues, the documentary apparently…