economy
Test flights raise hope for European air traffic
World
April 18, 2010
Test flights raise hope for European air traffic
London--Air travel across much of Europe was paralyzed for a fourth day on Sunday by a huge cloud of volcanic…
High council member speaks on minimum wage
Egypt
April 11, 2010
High council member speaks on minimum wage
The Court of Administrative Justice's recent ruling requiring the government to set a minimum wage for Egypt's workers has raised…
NDP and Brotherhood fight over general budget
Egypt
March 31, 2010
NDP and Brotherhood fight over general budget
The People's Assembly saw yesterday one of the severest exchanges ever between representatives from the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)…
Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi
World
March 29, 2010
Low turnout clouds regional vote for Berlusconi
Rome--Large numbers of Italians disaffected with bickering politicians shunned regional elections on Sunday and Monday, threatening a poor result for…
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat
Egypt
March 23, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Numbers, ‘love demonstrations,’ bad meat
Numbers dominate the headlines in state-owned papers today. Al-Ahram’s leads with a story titled "70 percent of the new budget…
Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai
Business
March 22, 2010
Foreigners falsify land ownership in Sinai
Foreigners have forged their ownership of 100 housing units in Coral Beach Resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to Assistant Justice…
Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results
Business
March 21, 2010
Egypt parliament clashes over end of year economy results
The People's Assembly saw a confrontation yesterday between Gawdat el-Malt, head of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO) and Ahmed Ezz,…
Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll
World
March 21, 2010
Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll
Paris--French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections on Sunday that could affect the pace of…
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
World
March 21, 2010
Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained
Moscow--Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with…
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
Books
March 18, 2010
9/11 prompts a flood of books on the Middle East
The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 have reshaped the world, not in terms of geography, but rather in terms…