Court releases activists Haitham Mohamedain, Hamdy Qeshta

Both activists were accused of unlicensed protesting, spreading false news, and belonging to an outlawed group

Sarah El-Sheikh

Egypt’s growth opportunities in the wake of global financial instability

Increased financial links between emerging markets and advanced economies have resulted in increased risk of spill over effects

Mohamed Samir

Rare agreement between Saudi and Iranian Islamic scholars: soccer poses a threat

Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shi’a counterparts in Iran may be at war over who is a Muslim, but there is one thing they agree on: soccer detracts…

James Dorsey

Arabic calligraphy: from language to modern art

A few months ago, the internet was taken by storm when a small piece of paper drew attention to the capital's biggest mischief maker. Local calligrapher Mohamed Abido started a…

Nayera Yasser

Zorba the Greek: reflecting Greek exhilaration at its best

It all started when writer Nikos Kazantzakis went on a business trip to Crete, to escape his bookish life. During his travels, he meets the story's protagonist, Alexis Zorba, who…

Maya Nawar

Only 3 Egyptian construction companies investing in Africa: EFCBC member

5,000 factories in Egypt are producing equipment for construction sector, says head of machinery and equipment division

Shaimaa Al-Aees

EGP 11bn in total sales of Azha project in Ain Sokhna: Madaar CEO

Madaar to receive over EGP 650m to fund construction in Azha project before the end of the year, says Gasser Bahgat

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Port Authority of Singapore to agree on managing southern berth of East Port Said port by the end of November: SCZone chairperson

Parliament is the only one that has the right to modify the tax rate, not the cabinet nor the SCZone’s board, says SCZone chairperson

Shaimaa Al-Aees

The other side of the coin: Arab Spring revolutions

I can say with a great deal of certainty that several years after the start of the Arab Spring, it has turned out to be a bitter winter. We would…

Hany Aboul Fotouh