Television, cinema workers demand sacking top figures
CAIRO: Hundreds of employees at the Egyptian Radio and Television Union protested Tuesday in front of the TV building demanding the discharge of top figures and equitable payroll regulations for…
Egypt court sets date for Palm Hills ruling
CAIRO: An Egyptian court set April 26 as the date when it would rule on whether the sale of state land to Palm Hills Development (PHD), the country's second-biggest listed…
Economic griefs spur Mideast turmoil: World Bank
WASHINGTON: The economic and social grievances behind the Middle East's political turmoil will not end because one leader is replaced by another, World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned Monday. "As…
EBRD head says Egypt’s new government has reapplied for funds
CAIRO: Egypt's interim government has made a new request to receive funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank's president said on Tuesday. Last May, the…
Egypt postpones auto incentive program
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has postponed a proposed local automotive incentive program until further notice. “This strategy was aimed at supporting and increasing the market auto feeding…
Egypt gears up for stock market reopening
CAIRO: Egypt's stock market is poised to reopen after a nearly two-month closure that many feared would further rattle already-shaken investor confidence in the country after the mass uprisings that…
Libya, Egypt a warning to Mideast authoritarians: Ban
CAIRO: The Libya war and revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia should be a warning to authoritarian leaders in the Middle East and North Africa still ordering forces to shoot demonstrators,…
Egypt’s mobile subscribers at 70 million
CAIRO: The number of mobile subscribers in Egypt reached 70.66 million in December 2010, up from 55.232 million in December 2009, according to figures released by the Information and Decision…
Italy facing immigration emergency
ROME: Italy is facing a humanitarian and sanitation crisis on the tiny island of Lampedusa following the arrival of some 15,000 Tunisian boat people amid fears more migrants will flee…
Interior Ministry in flames amid police protests
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO:A fire broke out Tuesday around 4 pm in at least seven floors of the communication buildings in the west wing of the Ministry of Interior complex in…