Nadine Marroushi
Is the military council leading Egypt toward an economic crisis?
Business
October 3, 2011
Is the military council leading Egypt toward an economic crisis?
Unless serious reforms are made now, the economy could be headed toward a crisis scenario, as more job seekers enter…
Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem
Environment
September 29, 2011
Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem
Egypt’s Red Sea has been warming since the mid-1990s, a phenomenon that could threaten its rich ecosystem, according to a…
BP project in Idku raises environmental concerns
Environment
September 20, 2011
BP project in Idku raises environmental concerns
Plans to build a British Petroleum (BP) onshore gas processing plant in Idku, a town east of Alexandria and a…
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
Life & Style
September 7, 2011
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
A group of 16 adventurous travellers plan to scooter across 1700km of roads from Alexandria to Abu Simbel via Sinai…
New leadership targets ambitious growth for Egypt’s mines
Business
September 3, 2011
New leadership targets ambitious growth for Egypt’s mines
Held back by bureaucracy and a mining law that hasn’t been updated since 1956, Egypt’s mines are expected to receive…
Amid renewed unrest, political players discuss Sinai development
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Amid renewed unrest, political players discuss Sinai development
In the wake of renewed unrest in Sinai, talk about the dire need to develop the eastern peninsula is resurfacing.…
Secular political groups move into unfamiliar territory with Ramadan charity
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Secular political groups move into unfamiliar territory with Ramadan charity
Charitable giving is an important part of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Islamist groups, which have long used a…