Egypt

April 24, 2013

Celebrity Chef Bobby Chin talks to Ahram Online. Image courtesy of Inquirer Lifestyle for illustrative purposes
12:25 GMT

Half-Egyptian, half-Chinese Chef Bobby Chinn talks to Ahram Online on how his Middle Eastern roots have influenced his cooking.

Egypt's pound hit a record low against the dollar on Tuesday
09:44 GMT

The Egyptian pound, under severe pressure for months, hit a new against the dollar on Tuesday.

Egypt is set to submit its draft budget proposals to the Shura Council
08:36 GMT

Egyptian Finance Minister El-Morsi El-Sayed Hegazy officially submitted the government's 2013/14 budget to the Shura Council (Parliament's upper house) on Tuesday.

April 23, 2013

Orascom's share on the Egyptian stock market were suspended on Tuesday
12:58 GMT

Trading in shares of Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Egypt’s biggest private construction firm, was suspended on Tuesday.

Egypt has awarded gas exploration deals for the Nile Delta region
11:18 GMT

Energy firms Dana Gas, ENI and Sea Dragon announce they have been awarded exploration rights in Egypt's Nile Delta and eastern Mediterranean in an EGAS bid round on 18 April.

What did their kiss mean?
10:37 GMT

What did the kiss mean between Muna Zaki and Ahmad Al Sakka? This is the question that has resurfaced in the celebrity gossip mills.

Ghada does good deeds
09:26 GMT

Egyptian actress Ghada Abdel Raziq may push her cast and crew into working through Ramadan, but she won’t leave them without a feast.

Lebanon has asked Iraq and Egypt to reduce transit fees as the Syrian conflict hurts its trade
08:55 GMT

Lebanon has filed an official request to reduce transit transport fees with Iraq and Egypt, the National News Agency reported Monday, in a bid to cut export costs after major land export routes were brought to a halt by the ongoing violence in neighboring Syria.

Angham gets her first taste of humble pie
08:30 GMT

‘Egypt’s First Singer’, Angham, is afraid of matching her own success: Singing in the Lebanese dialect has given the successful star her first taste of humble pie.

Yousra says "Please, no" to Egyptian politics
08:02 GMT

There’s nothing funny about the current situation in Egypt, but Yousra would rather limit her career to cartoons than step into something political right now.

April 22, 2013

Hosni Mubarak waves to supporters during a court appearance in April (AFP)
14:24 GMT

Judge keeps the ex-President behind bars, overturning a previous release order

The artists of Hotel Modern receive applause after the emotional performance (Photo by: Thoraia Abou Bakr)
14:18 GMT

Dutch theatre makers, Hotel Modern, enliven Egypt's Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival with their reenactment of the Great War.

Could Egypt finally sign off on a deal with the IMF?
13:29 GMT

Egypt may secure an International Monetary Fund loan agreement in about a month, state news agency MENA reported, quoting "informed" sources.

6 Contemporary Arts in Cairo
10:58 GMT

A group painting show at 6 Contemporary Arts in Cairo sparks questions about the relationships between the bustling urban cityscapes and the individuals who inhabit them.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (AFP)
08:48 GMT

Mohamed Morsi has embarked on a cabinet reshuffle without consulting advisers, according to reports