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Articles of the author Pete Willows
Cairo Cobblers
Most people know that you can get world-class tailoring done in Cairo, and for a fraction of what you would pay in Western industrialized nations. I've had several bespoke suits made by Cairene haberdashers – some are better than others, and I would encourage you to try and get a recommendation (...)

19 - 02 - 2013
The Sudan of yesterday, today and tomorrow
Andrew Natsios has written an excellent book on the mysterious and complicated Sudan. As a former administrator with the US Agency for International Development and Special Envoy to the Sudan during the George W. Bush administration, Natsios writes from experience in that diverse, troubled and (...)

20 - 12 - 2012
Egypt-Sudan relations are “time honored”
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hesham Kandil, stressed the depth of Egyptian-Sudanese relations and described them as time honored. In press statements, he added that the new regime in Egypt should exert efforts to prove that “Egypt and Sudan are one hand.” Qandeel (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Saudis pump $1 billion into Egypt economy and re-open embassy
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will implement its financial package to Egypt, said Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abul-Naga. Abul-Naga, in statements carried by Saudi Al-Watan newspaper, and Arabic language daily, denied media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia intends to suspend (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Egypt shuts down foreign passport control in airports
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr decided to ban embassies in Cairo from inspecting the passports of Egyptian passengers traveling to their countries or dealing with them at Egyptian airports. Some embassies in Cairo have recently assigned a number of their employees to work at Egyptian (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Egypt military gov't offers to hand over power immediately after presidential elections
CAIRO: The Deputy Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Lt. General Samy Anan said the SCAF is currently discussing handing over power on May 24 if a presidential candidate wins in the first round of presidential elections. This came during the meeting held on Wednesday with a (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
US Senator John Kerry meets with Egypt rulers
CAIRO: Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi discussed on Wednesday with US Senator and Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry (D-Mass.) ways of boosting joint cooperation between the two nations. They also discussed the (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
IMF: Inflation in the Sudan highest in Middle East region
CAIRO: Inflation in the Sudan rose to 21 percent the first quarter of 2012 – and this, compared to 16 percent for the same time period last year, the Sudanese Finance and National Economy Minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool said. Abdel-Rasool said in a report submitted during the council of (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
Egypt denounces Israel construction plans in east Jerusalem
CAIRO: Egypt has denounced Israel's approval of plans to build 1,100 new hotel rooms in a settlement neighborhood of occupied east Jerusalem. This decision proves Israel's insincerity towards efforts to reach a solution to the conflict with Palestinians based on the establishment of an (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
Saudi king receives Egypt delegation on current crisis
CAIRO: Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz met the Egyptian delegation in Riyadh on Thursday for a fence-mending visit aiming to defuse the crisis between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The delegation, comprising lawmakers and public figures, is headed by People's Assembly Speaker Saad Katatni and Shura (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
Egypt Elections Commission refers disqualified Salafist candidate to prosecutor for investigation
CAIRO: Egypt's High Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC), under Counselor Farouq Sultan, President of the Supreme Constitutional Court issued several decisions on procedures for organizing the electoral process. The Commission decided to refer all violations, which constitute crimes in the (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
Egypt custodial government introduces police legislation to parliament
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) approved on Monday amendments to the police law and referred the amended draft to the parliament to be debated and approved. SCAF has been Egypt's custodial government since the 2011 uprising that toppled Mubarak in the Arab (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Official report from Tahrir Doctors: May 2, 2012; ongoing violence in Abbassiya
CAIRO: Disclaimer: the data in this report is from the cases observed by our medical doctors working in the conflict zone of Cairo; and too, based on reports from other medical doctors working in the field; we acknowledge there may be additional cases that are not included. - Time: these are (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
The American University in Cairo Heya Student Initiative empowers Egyptian women
CAIRO: In a male-dominated society, there is a disproportionately small representation of women. In Egypt, women are underrepresented in political and legislative bodies, such as parliament, the judiciary and the Constituent Assembly commissioned to draft the Egyptian constitution. Women also face (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Egypt will host the council of African Water Ministers
CAIRO: Egypt will host the council of African Water Ministers on May 14-18 to be attended by the water resources and irrigation ministers of the continent. In statements on Tuesday, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hesham Kandil, said Egypt was selected to chair the council of African (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Egypt military sends plane for football team in Mali
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) decided to dispatch a military plane to carry the mission members of al-Ahly football team from Mali after Bamako airport was reopened for air traffic movement. In a press release on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roshdi, informed (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Egypt Transportation Minister seeks to link Nile Valley with Sinai
CAIRO: Egypt Transport Minister, Galal Saeed, said that the government is keen to develop and construct Sinai as an Egyptian strategic target, establishing several land links to the Sinai with the Nile Valley. The minister pointed out these links are a vehicle tunnel through South Port Said, and (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Egypt man sends jinn to cure Saudis for a price
CAIRO: A number of Saudi nationals suffering from physical and mental problems have fallen victim to an unknown man whom lives in Egypt and claims he can cure them by sending over a ‘Muslim jinn' [genie] to address their health issues. The Egyptian's agent in Saudi Arabia arranges a phone call, (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Egypt Tantawi calls Saudi king in attempt to smooth relations
CAIRO: Egypt's Chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, called Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz. The telephone call came after the Saudi government recalled its ambassador and closed its embassy in Cairo and its two consulates in Alexandria and (...)

30 - 04 - 2012
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest opens this week at American University in Cairo theatre
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo's AUC Theatre will conclude its mainstage season with Ken Kesey's contemporary classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, in a stage adaptation by Dale Wasserman. Set in an Oregon mental hospital, the play examines the effect of institutions on the human mind, (...)

30 - 04 - 2012
Charles Taylor first former head of state convicted since Nuremberg
CAIRO: United Nations officials today welcomed the welcomed the guilty verdict handed down against former Liberian President Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). “This is a historic and momentous day for the people of Sierra Leone, for the region and beyond. The (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
Egypt presidential candidate list finalized; symbols assigned by elections commission
CAIRO: Egypt's Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) announced the final list of presidential candidates, including 13 names. The list was announced by HPEC chairman counselor Farouq Sultan at a press conference on Thursday, which was held at the headquarters of the Egypt's State (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
Egypt FM calls Saudis to diffuse Gizawi arrest for drug possession
CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr phoned on Wednesday his Saudi counterpart, Saud al-Faisal, to discuss the developments of the case of Ahmed el-Gizawi, an Egyptian national held in Jeddah over alleged possession of drugs. During the conversation, Amr asked his Saudi counterpart to (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
Egypt PM Ganzouri seeks funds for land reclamation from Agriculture Ministry
CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri asked the Finance Ministry to provide some LE 15 million to the Reconstruction and Development Authority within the upcoming two months. The remark was made by Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Mohamed Reda Ismail following his meeting with (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
Saudis clarify reports: Egypt lawyer Gizawi hid drugs in copies of the Qur'an
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Egypt, and Arab League Representative Ahmed Al-Qattan voiced deep regret over incorrect media reports with regard to the arrest of Egyptian national Ahmed Al-Gizawi in Jeddah. In a press statement, Al-Qattan said lawyer Gizawi was apprehended for possessing (...)

27 - 04 - 2012
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