Hamza Hendawi named AP’s Cairo bureau chief
NEW YORK: Veteran journalist Hamza Hendawi, who reported for The Associated Press from Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion and then chronicled Iraq's bitter struggle through insurgency and sectarian conflict…
Analysts say PA appointments serve regime, not Copts
By Heba Afify CAIRO: The selection of seven Copts among the 10 newly appointed Members of Parliament was described by analysts as merely “decorative,” and not representative of Egypt’s Christian minority.…
90 former MPs and PA candidates form ‘shadow’ parliament
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Ninety Former MPs and independent parliamentary candidates, who came out empty-handed in the parliamentary elections, said on Saturday that they would form a shadow parliament parallel to…
Rights group accuses police of torturing driver in Alex to death
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Al-Shehab Center for Human rights filed a complaint Sunday before the prosecution accusing the police of negligence and torturing a man to death. In the complaint,…
Xerox reshaping core business, says Egypt GM
CAIRO: Xerox is reorienting the firm from being a simple photocopy machine company to a fully global managed print service provider. With its acquisition of US-based Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)…
Google says vital to upgrade mobile technology in Egypt
CAIRO: “Mobile technology will be our most important upgrade that we will bring to this region because it will have the most impact,” said Nelson Mattos, Google vice president of…
ASEC Cement says on track to boost output
CAIRO: Egypt's ASEC Cement is on track to triple its cement production in the Middle East and North Africa by 2013 and is finalizing talks with banks to boost production…
Egypt signs for loans worth $308 mln
Egypt signed three loan agreements worth $308 million with the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, AlembicHC reported in a note citing Bloomberg. Proceeds will reportedly be directed toward…
Amer Group wins bid for Fayoum project
Egyptian real estate firm Amer Group won a bid for a 2.8 million square meter plot of land south of the capital, Cairo, it said on Sunday, adding a new…
Egypt plans to build first nuclear plant by 2019
Egypt's minister of electricity says the country plans to build its first nuclear power and have it fully operational by 2019. The state-owned MENA news agency quotes Hassan Younes as…