Egypt has finally come out with the much-anticipated new investment law, raising debate among economists about whether the amendments introduced to the law would lure more foreign direct investment (FDI) to the country.
The new draft law, released (...)
CAIRO - Local institutions and NGOs concerned with street children and orphans should kick-start new and non-traditional strategies to build a trust-based relationship with needy children in order to eradicate this dangerous social phenomenon, which (...)
Will the establishment of a legal body to regulate the work of housemaids spell an end to the years of neglect they have suffered at the hands of the Government?
Egypt recently created a union to represent the country's housemaids, the first legal (...)
Egypt hopes that the economy will grow by 7.5 per cent of GDP in the coming five years, as the Government boosts small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil told a business conference in Cairo yesterday that the economy (...)
Mahmoud, 11, always dreamt of completing his education. Because of his harsh family conditions, he had to leave school when he was very young, roaming the streets and begging to feed his seven brothers and sisters.
Mahmoud dad's illness meant that (...)
Among Egypt's jewellery designers, 30-year-old Salma el-Farsy, who started designing jewellery and accessories ten years ago, is unique.
However, in this North African country, talented designers find it very difficult to get support for and (...)
CAIRO - For the first time, Sherouq Nammer, a hijab-wearer, was barred entrance to one of the private beaches in the North Coast summer resort of Marina.
"I come here every year; this is the first time this has happened to me. I was very embarrassed (...)
Egyptians are suffering psychologically, because of the current political uncertainty.
But professors and political activists think this is only normal at a time of change, and they call on all the political parties not to do anything that might (...)
CAIRO - As the presidential candidates rush to lure the voters, Egyptians have been busy watching these candidates on TV talk shows.
In the meantime, polls conducted by the press and social networks have been trying to guess the identity of the next (...)
CAIRO - With his dark complexion and a look of grim determination reflecting the poverty, poor education and lack of healthcare he has suffered from since childhood, the head of the zabaleen (garbage collectors), Ezzat Na'em, says that his (...)
Cairo - Away from the crowded capital and on the Cairo-Alexandria, about 60 miles from Alex, a large agricultural project has been created in Nubaria, one of the country's new cities.
There, a group of poor farmers have started a new life, (...)
Cairo - “The more you give, the less you get in this country.” This is what 22-year-old Ahmed Wafdi, a Fine Arts student struggling to emigrate to Canada, believes.
Although he is still very young, Wafdi's strong desire to leave and his stressing (...)
Cairo- With Steve Jobs to inspire him, Mohamed el-Rafei started his scientific journey while only a little boy, struggling with the challenge to manufacture a very primitive robot.
El-Rafei, now 24, is a graduate in mechanical production from the (...)
Cairo- More and more sit-ins are being held around Egypt, with many people realising that such protests are the only way they can get their rights from the Government, after long decades of corruption under Mubarak.
A number of new protests have (...)
CAIRO - In the poor Old Cairo district of Ain el-Sira, the local people have got involved in a youth volunteering initiative, to help improve their lives.
Twenty-year-old Saher told the Egyptian Mail that the initiative, launched by ‘Abwab' (Doors), (...)
CAIRO - There has been a lot of controversy over ex-MP Anwar el-Belkimy's cosmetic surgery and it seems that many men like to indulge in such surgery.
El-Belkimy was kicked out of Egypt's ultra-conservative Nour Party after it was discovered that (...)
CAIRO - Egyptian economic experts, who say that the Government must find rapid solutions to the country's economic problems, are divided over whether the future will be better or not.
For many years, the economy relied heavily on earnings from (...)
CAIRO - A lot of obstacles face anyone wanting to launch a new NGO, such as the start-up capital, red tape and the issue of receiving funds, whether Egyptian or from abroad.
"The law governing NGOs in Egypt is in dire need of more amendments," (...)
CAIRO - During the first screening of the Algerian documentary Good Morning Cairo, Algeria's Souheila Battou, who directed the film, described her feelings about the ‘Day of Anger'.
•How did you, as an Algerian, experience the Egyptian Revolution? (...)
CAIRO - The happiness and sadness on the face of 53-year-old Salwa, protesting in Tahrir Square, speaks volumes.
Aiming to redress the injustice she faced under the ex-regime, Salwa sits in a chair in the middle of Tahrir, celebrating the (...)
CAIRO - “Saad el-Shazly was a courageous man; he never surrendered to, feared or flattered the regime. God will reward him for this and punish those who oppressed, persecuted and falsely tried him.”
This is what Moustafa Ebeid says in his new book, (...)
CAIRO - The recent media and social network reports about assaults on female protesters in clashes with soldiers has led to much debate in Egyptian society.
What is this society, with its laws, institutions and taboos, doing to ensure that women (...)
CAIRO - Nadil Kamel Abuda, 51, found himself at the heart of the recent deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Tahrir Square. The first-aid worker was doing his humanitarian duty in order to save every soul regardless of his (...)
CAIRO - Naguib Mahfouz achieved worldwide literary fame because of his universality, although, according to the literati, recognition by the West of his exceptionality and greatness came too late.
Mahfouz was born in December 1911 in el-Gamalyia (...)
CAIRO - The young revolutionaries have not only had an impact on political and social life, but also on the media production field, making the media more constructive.
Wael Abdullah is the manager of Wellsbox, a private production company with a new (...)