Andrew Bossone
Tradition meets tourism
Travel
April 22, 2010
Tradition meets tourism
Few towns located on a coast can resist the influence of tourism. Although Ile de Ré remained largely a secret…
Can anyone stop the torrent?
Egypt
March 26, 2010
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
March 24, 2010
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
March 16, 2010
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
March 11, 2010
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
March 8, 2010
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
March 5, 2010
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
March 3, 2010
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
March 3, 2010
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
February 23, 2010
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…