Global economic outcomes
While we bid farewell to half of the year, fear could shatter world economies. There have been wide spread speculations that the Greek crisis...
Eating Jimmy Carter, or the army
by Hind Raafat
Some of the vendors at Ramadan yamish (dried fruit) markets are giving contemporary monikers to their commodities in order to promote them....
China lights the way for Ramadan
It seems that Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour’s decision last April to halt imported Ramadan lanterns to save the Egyptian...
From yamish to vegetables
From the bank teller to the housewife is a short journey of just a few hours as monthly pay cheques are handed over to...
Honouring Quraan reciters
The Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) organised last Sunday a ceremony to honour a number of Holy Quraan reciters across the nation.
In his speech,...
Electricity and metro on full alert during Ramadan
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Muhammad Shaker, has declared the state of emergency to face any power cuts or electricity crises, wishing...
Must we spend more in Ramadan?
As the markets see its annual increase in food price for the holy month of Ramadan, Sarah Eissa looks for the reasons for the...
Services for the Holy Month of Ramadan
Dar Al-Ifta (Fatwa House) has set an integrated plan in preparation for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Mufti's Adviser Ibrahim Negm said on...
New partners in trade
The Free Trade Agreement will open the doors of 25 countries to Egyptian products, writes Ahmed El-Mahdi
The events surrounding the grand launch of the...
Who will pay for cheaper vehicles?
The EU-Egypt Association Agreement will gradually reduce tariffs on vehicles to reach zero per cent by the year 2019. Angy Essam explains the impact...