Andrew Bossone
Tradition meets tourism
Travel
April 22, 2010
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
March 26, 2010
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
March 24, 2010
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
March 16, 2010
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
March 11, 2010
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
March 8, 2010
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
March 5, 2010
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
March 3, 2010
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
March 3, 2010
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
February 23, 2010
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
February 16, 2010
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
February 9, 2010
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
February 4, 2010
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
February 1, 2010
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
January 25, 2010
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
January 19, 2010
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
January 19, 2010
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
January 9, 2010
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
December 16, 2009
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
December 15, 2009
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…