Earlier this year, Foreign Affairs magazine ran an interview with Stanley McChrystal, in which they wrote, "as head of the US Joint Special Operations Command... McChrystal oversaw the development of a precision-killing machine unprecedented in the (...)
Most people know that you can get world-class tailoring done in Cairo, and for a fraction of what you would pay in Western industrialized nations.
I've had several bespoke suits made by Cairene haberdashers – some are better than others, and I would (...)
Andrew Natsios has written an excellent book on the mysterious and complicated Sudan.
As a former administrator with the US Agency for International Development and Special Envoy to the Sudan during the George W. Bush administration, Natsios writes (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hesham Kandil, stressed the depth of Egyptian-Sudanese relations and described them as time honored.
In press statements, he added that the new regime in Egypt should exert efforts to (...)
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will implement its financial package to Egypt, said Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abul-Naga.
Abul-Naga, in statements carried by Saudi Al-Watan newspaper, and Arabic language daily, denied media (...)
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr decided to ban embassies in Cairo from inspecting the passports of Egyptian passengers traveling to their countries or dealing with them at Egyptian airports.
Some embassies in Cairo have recently assigned a (...)
CAIRO: The Deputy Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Lt. General Samy Anan said the SCAF is currently discussing handing over power on May 24 if a presidential candidate wins in the first round of presidential elections.
This (...)
CAIRO: Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi discussed on Wednesday with US Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry (D-Mass.) ways of boosting joint cooperation (...)
CAIRO: Inflation in the Sudan rose to 21 percent the first quarter of 2012 – and this, compared to 16 percent for the same time period last year, the Sudanese Finance and National Economy Minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool said.
Abdel-Rasool said (...)
CAIRO: Egypt has denounced Israel's approval of plans to build 1,100 new hotel rooms in a settlement neighborhood of occupied east Jerusalem.
This decision proves Israel's insincerity towards efforts to reach a solution to the conflict with (...)
CAIRO: Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz met the Egyptian delegation in Riyadh on Thursday for a fence-mending visit aiming to defuse the crisis between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The delegation, comprising lawmakers and public figures, is headed (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC), under Counselor Farouq Sultan, President of the Supreme Constitutional Court issued several decisions on procedures for organizing the electoral process.
The Commission decided to (...)
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) decided to dispatch a military plane to carry the mission members of al-Ahly football team from Mali after Bamako airport was reopened for air traffic movement.
In a press release on Tuesday, (...)
CAIRO: Egypt Transport Minister, Galal Saeed, said that the government is keen to develop and construct Sinai as an Egyptian strategic target, establishing several land links to the Sinai with the Nile Valley.
The minister pointed out these links (...)
CAIRO: A number of Saudi nationals suffering from physical and mental problems have fallen victim to an unknown man whom lives in Egypt and claims he can cure them by sending over a ‘Muslim jinn' [genie] to address their health issues.
The (...)
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) approved on Monday amendments to the police law and referred the amended draft to the parliament to be debated and approved.
SCAF has been Egypt's custodial government since the 2011 uprising (...)
CAIRO: Disclaimer: the data in this report is from the cases observed by our medical doctors working in the conflict zone of Cairo; and too, based on reports from other medical doctors working in the field; we acknowledge there may be additional (...)
CAIRO: In a male-dominated society, there is a disproportionately small representation of women. In Egypt, women are underrepresented in political and legislative bodies, such as parliament, the judiciary and the Constituent Assembly commissioned to (...)
CAIRO: Egypt will host the council of African Water Ministers on May 14-18 to be attended by the water resources and irrigation ministers of the continent.
In statements on Tuesday, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hesham Kandil, said (...)
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo's AUC Theatre will conclude its mainstage season with Ken Kesey's contemporary classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, in a stage adaptation by Dale Wasserman. Set in an Oregon mental hospital, the play (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, called Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz.
The telephone call came after the Saudi government recalled its ambassador and closed its embassy in (...)
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Egypt, and Arab League Representative Ahmed Al-Qattan voiced deep regret over incorrect media reports with regard to the arrest of Egyptian national Ahmed Al-Gizawi in Jeddah.
In a press statement, Al-Qattan (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Stock Exchange (ESE) saw a marginal rise on Thursday, bolstered by the announcement of one of Qatari banks of plans to buy a majority stake of Egyptian group EFG Hermes.
The main benchmark index EGX 30 rose by 0.5 percent to (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri witnessed on Thursday the signing of two agreements worth 3.45 million pounds between the Social Development Fund (SFD) and the governorates of North and South Sinai to implement labor-intensive projects (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's State media will abide by impartial coverage of presidential elections, as was affirmed by Information Minister Ahmed Anis.
In press statements Thursday, Anis said that a full, integrated plan has been drawn up to cover the (...)