Andrew Bossone

Tradition meets tourism
Travel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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