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Egyptians seek Palestinians suspected of preparing terror attacks
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities are looking for three Palestinians believed to be preparing attacks against Israeli tourists on the Sinai Peninsula, a security source said Saturday. Razmi Akram Abu Kholaa, Iyad Awad Abu Beid and Nidal Diab Amudi are being actively sought, by border guards in particular, the source said. It added that the three suspects …
Egypt tops Burundi as African Cup qualifiers kick-off
CAIRO: Egypt, Nigeria and Senegal kicked off the African Cup of Nations qualifying tournament with wins Saturday. Nigeria, which failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, beat neighbor Niger 2-0 while Senegal topped Mozambique 2-0 and Egypt downed Burundi 4-1. South Africa, which will host the next World Cup in 2010, and is soon …
Kieslowski retrospect high point of festival
Cairo Caravan fails to draw audiences similar to Alexandria’s CAIRO: After two weeks of purely intellectual festivities, the Fourth Caravan of the Euro-Arab Cinema finally came to an end last Tuesday in Cairo. The film festival, initially scheduled for Amman and Beirut, was met with mixed success, unlike Alexandria’s Caravan. In fact, it was the …
Egypt says Lebanon crisis revealed UN weakness
Egyptian efforts to release captured Israeli soldier in Gaza gain speed CAIRO/GAZA CITY: President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday said the response to Israel s aggression against Lebanon revealed the weakness of the United Nations. The month-long Israeli offensive in Lebanon sparked fury in the Arab and Muslim world, not only against Israel but also towards …
Summer concert
Egypt seeks 'special relationship' with trade giant China, says minister
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Egypt is striving to become an integral part of China s trade strategy and seal a special relationship with the Asian giant that could surpass its partnership with the United States within five years, Trade Minister Mohammed Rachid told AFP. Rachid is leaving Monday on a six-day trade mission to China, where …
Merger creates Crédit Agricole Egypt
Management expects to double bank size in next few years CAIRO: Egyptian American Bank (EAB) and Calyon Bank announced their merger yesterday into Crédit Agricole Egypt (CAE). “From a business perspective, Egyptian society will benefit from increased competition and the development of new useful services that cater to the needs of the Egyptian consumer, says …
Police hunt suspected militants in Sinai
CAIRO: Egyptian police are searching for five suspected militants in Sinai, focusing on areas surrounding popular tourist resorts in the region and nearby Bedouin camps, security sources said. The sources said police were checking laptops for explosive devices that they believed were brought into the area by militants posing as tourists. Egypt s interior ministry …
Egypt receives 27 offers to buy Suez steel
CAIRO: Egypt s state-owned Banque du Caire has received offers from 27 investors to buy the state s 82 percent stake in Suez Steel, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. The bank said nine Egyptian investors and 18 foreign companies had bid for the stake. The bank will choose the three highest from …
Accomplishing social development through artistic means
CAIRO: By exposing about 300 underprivileged children to art, workshops, field trips to museums, concerts and exchange programs, Alwan Wa Awtar, a non-profit organization, promotes visual and performing arts as a tool for social development. “Our aim is to help needy children to become more creative. We aim at breaking the cycle of poverty by …
Sports Talk: Titles to defend
Footballers of Burundi would need to think as positively as George Bush does about Iraq if they hope to beat Egypt when the two countries face off in Cairo today in the first qualifying game of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (ACN). They would also have to be as completely out of it, as …
Opposition calls for human rights meeting
Muslim Brotherhood arrests and custody renewals prompt move CAIRO: Members of Egypt’s opposition forces, including some 100 who are represented in parliament, are calling on the People’s Assembly (lower house of parliament) to convene an emergency meeting of its human rights committee, in protest of the rounding up of Muslim Brotherhood members. In the past …
Present and Tense: The D-Model
President Bush and I don’t get to spend much quality time together. I go to Camp David for the occasional peace talks, but it’s always work and no play. You give me Lebanon’s south I give you Iraq’s north, you reconstruct Beirut I wreck Basra then we switch – that sort of thing. But I …
Map your thoughts
Mind maps are a stress-free technique aimed at organizing your thinking process CAIRO: I admit it. I am a procrastinator. When an immediate solution doesn’t present itself, I push the problem aside to deal with later. With a looming deadline I usually come through at the last minute. I’ve told myself that I work better …
When a phone goes through puberty
The Motorola V3x is better classified as a transition phase in the Razr line CAIRO: Though the Motorola Razr phone has yet to be mistaken for a credit card, its remarkably sublime design has helped to build its iconic status among cell phone users. But that is no more. Its ubiquity has led the Razr …
Summer swing
ŠΘ # # # The party was a success and many celebrities attended and were dancing the night away, here are Hind, Mohammed, Nermine and Mahmoud Abdulla with Farouk El Hilany and Tatu Sultan # # Khaled Saleh and Laila Elway
Human rights organization issues report on migrant labor
Egyptian labor force abroad subject to abuse and deprived of rights CAIRO: For many Egyptians, working abroad seems like a golden opportunity to make good money and facilitate a better life for their families. Yet many end up making nothing and even imprisoned thousands of miles away from their homeland. The Egyptian Organization for Human …
Was it a summer fling or the real thing?
Summer sets the mood for a short lived relationship, but not a long-term commitment, psychologists say CAIRO: In the summer it is very easy to fall in love. The setting is exotic and you are in a relaxed mood, enjoying yourself on stress-free days away from work. But can this summer fling make the transition …
Predictions of onslaught of Arab tourists due to recent war in Lebanon may have been unfounded
CAIRO: When the heat begins, so does the flood of Arabs, eager to get out of their home countries for a little rest and recreation. The hot weather of these countries, combined with their conservative attitudes, makes residents search for fun in neighboring Arab countries including Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, with Egypt being a …
Seven years of supplying the country with network solutions
Chinese company reflects on cooperation with local counterparts and its latest project with Telecom Egypt CAIRO: After joining forces with Telecom Egypt (TE) to provide DWDM technology for the local market, it was time for Huawei Technologies to announce its achievements on the domestic and regional level in the past couple of years and reflect …
Sabai Sabai offers attentive service and interesting variation of this Asian cuisine
Sabai Sabai is located in 21 El Maahad El Swiesri, next to the Nile Zamalek Hotel, on Brazil St., Zamalek Tel: 735 1846, Mob: 010 3921736,Email: tlaobuppa@hotmail.com CAIRO: Approaching the bleak entrance at the foot of the stairs that lead to Sabai Sabai, you don’t expect the enchanting little restaurant that lies ahead. A plaster …
Taking stock after Lebanon's dust of war has settled
The Middle East is a place where the dust hardly ever settles. When it occasionally does, even for a short interval, since United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon seems to be holding, it is time to take stock of events in the hopes that a responsible debate …
Median interbank rate rises to 8.65 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound rose to 8.65 percent on Thursday from Wednesday s 8.528 after auctions for higher-yielding certificates of deposit drained market liquidity, traders said. The recent auctions we have seen in the market have absorbed liquidity and there is a demand for high-yielding certificates, one dealer said. We …
Two deaths dominate Egyptian news
CAIRO: News of the death of modern Egypt’s greatest author Naguib Mahfouz, 94, the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize, dominates headlines in national and independent newspapers alike. Inside pages were dedicated to extensive coverage of the author’s biography and achievements. Mahfouz was hospitalized in July due to a fall. His death is attributed …
Word on the Street
Reacting to UN Resolution 1701 CAIRO: Following the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah, the UN Security Council imposed Resolution 1701. The resolution is aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and the immediate cessation of any military operations. The Daily Star Egypt took to the streets to gauge the Egyptian public’s views …
Egypt asks UN to give Sudan more time on peacekeepers
CAIRO: Egypt urged Britain and the United States Wednesday to give Sudan more time before pushing forward a UN resolution calling for the deployment of UN peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur. Egypt is engaged in contacts to convince the parties that drafted the resolution of the need to give more time for negotiations with the Sudanese …
Bidding a fond farewell to the Arab world's Shakespeare
CAIRO: Egypt bade farewell Thursday to its Nobel prize-winning novelist Naguib Mahfouz, celebrated as one of the greatest writers in modern Arab literature, who died at the age of 94. Cairo s district of Nasr City was blocked off to traffic as Mahfouz, who died Wednesday after weeks of illness, was given a fully fledged …
Best-known books by Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz wrote more than 50 novels, five plays and scores of short stories and essays, he depicted with startling realism the Egyptian Everyman balancing between tradition and the modern world. A look at some of the best-known works of the Nobel laureate: THE CAIRO TRILOGY: Published in the 1950s, this epic trilogy: Palace Walk, …
Egypt begins defense of African Nations Cup
Reuters JOHANNESBURG: Champions Egypt head a list of 44 African countries who start their campaigns this weekend to qualify for the 2008 Nations Cup. Only Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe have the weekend off. The Egyptians should have little to fear against Burundi in Cairo on Saturday on their way to the 16-team final tournament in …
Australia warns citizens of possible terrorist attack in Egypt
CANBERRA: The Australian government on Thursday warned its citizens there was a high threat of a terrorist attack in Egypt, including the tourist resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a travel advisory it had received credible information suggesting terrorists could attack targets in Egypt. It didn t provide …