CAIRO: When the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a statement rejecting international monitors for the upcoming elections last month, it lay down a challenge for Egyptian civil society.
With the possibility of international monitors (...)
CAIRO: When the January 25 uprising broke out, Citibank Egypt thought it wise to hold off on releasing its newest product — a Platinum credit card for Egypt's wealthiest consumers.
But last month, the company added the thirteenth option to its (...)
CAIRO: The United Nations will offer logistical support for Egypt's fall elections but will not provide official monitoring services, said Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe at a press conference in Cairo Sunday.
Pascoe was (...)
CAIRO: When the protests erupted here in January, the American University in Cairo — traditionally a hub for international students looking to study in the Middle East — saw the number of international students in its spring class dwindle by 86 (...)
CAIRO: As rotating head of the Council of the European Union, Poland will support democratization across the Arab world, EU diplomats said at a press conference in Zamalek on Wednesday.
“We have to be there to accompany the process of change,” (...)
CAIRO: A restless nation is recovering from a successful popular movement to throw out the system and establish the beginnings of what everyone hopes to be a prosperous democracy. Still lingering are the memories of horrific police violence against (...)
CAIRO: About a month after the protests started in January, Mariam El-Hitami was speaking with a friend of hers who had been active in the demonstrations and was recovering from a rubber bullet that hit his left eye.
“Let us build Egypt,” El-Hitami, (...)
CAIRO: Eye-witnesses told Egyptian investigators that Ilan Grapel, the alleged Israeli spy detained last week, spoke Arabic to them, prayed with them in Al-Azhar Mosque, and encouraged them to continue the protests against the government.
The (...)
El-Abd is no doubt a strong contender, but equally undeniable is the array of other top bakeries of all variety across the city. One mustn't assume that El-Abd - the crowded, ice-cream serving bakery on Talaat Harb that has become a mainstay of (...)
CAIRO: The global recession has diminished Egyptian individuals' confidence in their financial situation and limited their spending habits, according to a recent survey of the Arab world conducted by the job search site Bayt.com and British market (...)
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak called for Europe to improve cooperation with the southern Mediterranean states yesterday at the Economic and Financial Forum for the Mediterranean in Milan, Italy.
The president opened the forum with Italian Prime (...)
CAIRO: Muslim scholar and leading Swiss-Egyptian Islamic reformist Tariq Ramadan, the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan Al-Banna, may yet be allowed into the United States following a recent court verdict.
A federal appeals court in (...)
The McDonalds next door is the only identifying feature on this café's map of the Downtown neighborhood. Nestled in an inlet off of Sherif Street, Café Kunst Gallery offers an alternative escape.
For passers by, the café's exceptionality lays in (...)
CAIRO: The effects of the government's ban on Sayeda Zeinab celebrations are evident on the streets and in the voices of the surrounding community.
In a neighborhood normally bustling with preparations and visitors this time of year, police line (...)
CAIRO: The lead writer of the United Nations Arab Human Development Report withdrew from the project in protest at what he says is self-censorship and oversensitivity to outsider opinions.
At a press conference Tuesday, Cairo University Political (...)
CAIRO: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's choice for the next Israeli ambassador to Egypt has sparked debate in the Israeli media and among government officials who criticize it as a political appointment that will hinder relations with (...)
CAIRO: Egypt has intensified precautionary measures against the spread of bubonic plague across the Libyan border, according to reports.
The Ministry of Health has declared a state of emergency along the border, where it is conducting health (...)
The tables went flying. The goods disappeared. The teeming market was liquidated in seconds. The police were coming by, and that was cause for panic in this Attaba market.
Indeed, market life in this neighborhood - the site of current (...)
Egyptian and German collaborators celebrated the publication of their latest book about Cairo's informal areas on Wednesday at Goethe Institute's downtown branch. Guests sat through two dreary hours of academic reading and discussion about the (...)
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) is expanding into new academic territory, despite global troubles in that field that have made expansion anywhere difficult.
The university announced yesterday the establishment of the AUC School of (...)
CAIRO: The preeminent Islam scholar of the West summed up his take on dialogue between the West and the Muslim world: "I watch while the house is on fire, and they're arguing in that house, said Dr John Esposito. And not just between each other, he (...)
CAIRO: Samusocial International Egypt celebrated their new medically equipped van at the French Embassy on Thursday - a gift presented through the Rotary Club Le Caire-Champollion that will double the NGO's inventory in its service for street (...)
For the most convenient duo of beachfront holiday and Sinai excursion, head directly to Dahab. A small beach town approximately a hundred kilometers up the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Dahab offers a more tranquil (and less pricey) option than Sharm (...)
CAIRO: Egypt signed a $10 million deal with Google to support domestic business and workforce development, a step forward in the government's attempt to spur the nation's budding IT industry.
The Ministry of Communications and Information (...)
CAIRO: Despite the prohibition on the sale of Tamiflu in pharmacies, the drug continues to be readily available. Tamiflu is effective in the treatment and prevention of swine flu and is currently only legally available in public hospitals.
Swine (...)