Andrew Bossone

Tradition meets tourism
Travel

Tradition meets tourism

Few towns located on a coast can resist the influence of tourism. Although Ile de RĂ© remained largely a secret…
Can anyone stop the torrent?
Egypt

Can anyone stop the torrent?

A subsidiary of local internet provider LINKdotNET recently launched a website designed to facilitate the legal downloading of Egyptian movies.…
Tackling Egypt’s poverty problem
Business

Tackling Egypt’s poverty problem

The Egyptian government released this week its latest figures on poverty in Egypt and the signs are not good. The…
OECD workshop looks at local business climate
Business

OECD workshop looks at local business climate

Egypt's Ministry of Investment, in partnership with the European Commission, has hired the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)…
Waiting for Nefertiti
Archaeology

Waiting for Nefertiti

Thousands of artifacts are now returning to Egypt from abroad, but one piece continues to elude decades of government calls…
Egypt car sales rebound
Business

Egypt car sales rebound

After a year of slow sales, the Egyptian automotive market bounced back in the beginning of 2010.The total number of…
Egyptian bank adopts responsible lending
Business

Egyptian bank adopts responsible lending

The Arab African International Bank (AAIB) is the first Egyptian financial institution to adopt the Equator Principles, a set of…
Ancient queen’s pyramid discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology

Ancient queen’s pyramid discovered in Saqqara

The 4,200-year-old burial chamber of Queen Behenu has been discovered in Saqqara in Giza.French archaeologists digging in the necropolis of…
Danger in the mummy’s make-up bag
Fashion

Danger in the mummy’s make-up bag

Dark, black kohl surrounded the eyes of ancient Egyptians for beauty and protection, but were they using toxic lead in…
Sunrise in the Abu Simbel sanctuary
Life & Style

Sunrise in the Abu Simbel sanctuary

Abu Simbel--Outside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, a long line of people are waiting for a first chance to…
Local pork industry on last haunches
Egypt

Local pork industry on last haunches

Alexandria--In a few weeks, Monaco, the largest manufacturer of processed pork products in Egypt, will run out of its stock…
Interpretations of Edfu
Art news

Interpretations of Edfu

For the first time, a contemporary exhibit is being displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The exhibit features drawings…
Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?
Egypt

Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?

For decades Egyptian foreign policy has focused on the Middle East at the expense of African diplomacy, analysts say, but…
International English press: Haiti devastation, Blair on Iraq
Egypt

International English press: Haiti devastation, Blair on Iraq

Devastation in Haiti and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's evidence to the hearing on the Iraq war dominated the…
Nile River politics
Egypt

Nile River politics

At the end of January, the nine countries that contain the Nile River, otherwise known as the Nile Basin countries,…
Arabesque: Downtown’s new nightspot
Life & Style

Arabesque: Downtown’s new nightspot

Although it's been in operation for more than 30 years, the recent purchase and renovations of Arabesque lounge-restaurant by Nabil…
Keeping water safe at its source
Environment

Keeping water safe at its source

Herodotus famously wrote 2500 years ago that "Egypt is the gift of the Nile." But 50 years after the construction…
Had enough SMS spamming? Well, take more!
Egypt

Had enough SMS spamming? Well, take more!

Your mobile number is bought and sold to anyone that wants it.By living in formal society we have all kinds…
UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees
Egypt

UNHCR to devote more resources to Egypt’s refugees

Refugees and asylum seekers in Cairo have long complained about poor treatment from the UN's refugee agency, the United Nations…
Business as usual on the Rafah border
Egypt

Business as usual on the Rafah border

Rafah--Smugglers along the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip will continue moving goods through tunnels despite the recent construction…
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