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Rachid: Economy showing tentative signs of improvement

CAIRO: Egypt has spent around 40 percent of the stimulus package allocated…

Kate Dannies

Deal deadline passes as OT, France Telecom continue blame game

CAIRO: Orascom Telecom (OT) announced Wednesday that France Telecom (FT) had failed…

Theodore May

Egypt foreign trade jumps in 2nd half of 2008

CAIRO: Egypt's foreign trade grew by 11.6 percent in the second half…

AP
AP

Comedy darkens, matching leaner times, outrage

Dark times call for dark comedy.With the economy in tatters and the…

AP
AP

"Figaro's" failed marriage between orchestra and vocals

An instrumental version of Mozart's classic opera buffa "The Marriage of Figaro…

Rania Khalil

A committee urges stand against 'Hezbollah cell'

CAIRO: The People's Assembly's religious committee Wednesday called for a strong stand…

Agencies

No plans to dissolve PA, says NDP

CAIRO: The National Democratic Party (NDP) denied news reports claiming it planned…

Yasmine Saleh

Court denies Moussa appeal for Ghad party leadership

CAIRO: The State Council Cairo Administrative Court rejected Tuesday an appeal by…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein