Egyptian real estate company Amer Group has inaugurated Friday the first phase of its newest large-scale, mixed-use-family-oriented community, Porto Sharm El-Sheikh.
The investment cost of the Porto Sharm project is worth 1.7 billion Egyptian pounds (...)
New state mechanisms need to be applied and laws must be put in place to promote growth and reverse the current downward trend in the economy, according to the chairman of the Investment Council for the Egyptian Businessmen Association (EBA).
Hamdi (...)
A number of Egyptian businessmen have sought to establish an industrial zone within Algeria in an attempt to create and pursue increased opportunities for investment between the two countries.
Abd Al-Moneim Sayyed, president of the Investment (...)
A number of Egypt's industrial centers have seen their production lines shut down in recent weeks, with factories suffering heavy losses due to strikes and protracted lapses in security throughout the region. Many factory employees have been unable (...)
Official sources said Judge Hossam Al Gheriany, Chairman of Constituent Assembly to draft constitution, may be named as minister of justice, whereas secret discussions were held between Dr Morsi and Judge Hossam, in order to entrust him with purging (...)
Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) sent a message to Judge Hossam El Ghariany, the chairman of the constituent assembly to draft constitution, calling for a particular Article in the new constitution for securing the consumers' rights.
Atef Yacoub, (...)
Candian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (CanCham), headed by Fayez Ezz El Din, sent a letter to Dr Mohamed Morsi; pledging to do its best to enhance the relations and ties between Egypt and Canada; especially the Canadian Chamber is the first such in (...)
Dr Ali Lotfy, former prime minister, explained that the president- elected Mohamed Morsi is facing a number of economic challenges; referring that it should stipulate priorities to rapidly work on. The most important priority is restoring security (...)
Dr. Hala El Saeed, professor at Faculty of Economics and Political Science, ruled out Islamizing Egypt's economy even if the next president will be an Islamist. However, El Saeed expected the introduction of Islamic sharia-compliant market (...)
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Head of SCAF, visited on Wednesday the electoral process in Khalil Agha School in Bab al-Sharia.
Accompanied the Field Marshal during his round Maj. Gen. Hamdy Badeen, Leader of Military Police, and a number of (...)
Dr. Sayed El-Bous, adviser to minister of foreign trade and industry, said Turkey rejects importing the Egyptian potatoes following the EU's lead. “Turkey is not a member in the EU, yet it is following the EU's lead of not exporting the Egyptian (...)
Kamalia Shoukry, vice chairman of Al-Wafd Party-the oldest Egyptian one- accused Muslim Brotherhood with not having any economic strategies that let them present solutions for Egyptian economy problems; to build a comprehensive economic (...)
The US's top diplomat speaks to Al-Ahram's Salama Ahmed Salama
Before meeting in Cairo Tuesday with the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states -- the "6+2 states" as they are now called -- US Secretary of State (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Perhaps the most significant result of the critical and troubled time following the attack on Iraq was the disclosure of the roles played by Israel, America and Britain. This is a case not of one desert fox, but of many foxes (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Those who had expected Clinton's visit to the Gaza Strip to shake up the peace process, reveal the tragic plight of the Palestinian people to the world, and uncover Netanyahu's fanaticism and intransigence were disappointed, (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
The human rights movement in Egypt has been set back more than 50 years -- roughly to before the days of eminent progressive thinker Mahmoud Azmi, who played a pioneering role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
In a few days, the world will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Criticism of human rights violations in Arab countries has reached a crescendo, with individual incidents and everyday (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Both supporters and detractors of the Palestinian-Israeli Wye Accord agree that it is, at best, another attempt, this time under American direction, to implement measures agreed upon in Oslo and Al-Khalil (Hebron), and then (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
With increasing interest, the Arabs watch as the crisis which has struck the US, and particularly President Clinton, unfolds.
The Arabs, unlike the Europeans, for instance, are not following the Monica Lewinsky saga because (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
The official Egyptian response to the attacks on Afghanistan and Sudan is that terrorism should be fought through international law and the UN. This was implied without mentioning the US. Foreign Minister Amr Moussa simply (...)
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Finding themselves empty-handed at the festivities of Israel's 50th anniversary, the Arabs may resort to their traditional panacea and affirm that Israel not only influences, but indeed dominates and master-minds policies and (...)