Eastern Tobacco to plant 50 acres of tobacco in Ethiopia
The Holding Company for Chemical Industries said that Eastern Tobacco will plant tobacco in Ethiopia, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm. The move is a bid to combat the mounting problems faced by…
NTRA approves 6 mln new lines
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority has approved granting mobile operators 6 million new phone lines — 2 million for each operator — with the new numbering system (015). This brings…
Egypt central bank cancels 5-year bond auction
Egypt's central bank has cancelled a reopened five-year bond auction CBEX originally planned for settlement on Nov. 16, it said on Sunday. The bank auctions the instruments on behalf of…
Silk Invest taps Nigeria, Egypt for bond fund
Niche frontier markets manager Silk Invest is reducing exposure to frothy dollar-denominated Middle Eastern debt in favor of African bond markets, where it sees strong economic growth driving down bond…
Spanish police recover relics from Roman necropolis
Spanish police have recovered dozens of archaeological relics, including many that were stolen from a Roman necropolis that was only uncovered after torrential rains in August, the interior ministry said…
People, planet to combine for global climate art show
Thousands of children in Mumbai will gather to form the shape of an elephant, throngs of Americans will stand in an empty riverbed in New Mexico and hundreds of Australians…
A musical plea for Iraqi-US relations
FORT WORTH, Texas: Iraq is back in the news, making headlines for the horrific attack on a Baghdad Catholic church that left 58 dead. It is yet another event that…
Travelling Moroccan exhibition displays art for peace
RABAT: An unusual art exhibit is coming to Jerusalem this week. This unique exhibition — called the Essaouira Mogador Exhibition for Moroccan Heritage — depicts values of peace, such as…
Aging, algorithms and Nora Ephron
By Hillel Italie/ AP Nora Ephron is thinking about algorithms. She wonders what they are. It's one of those concepts, such as Twitter and heavy metal, that exist only to remind…
Tunisia: Powering ICT Up
The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is becoming an increasingly important cog in Tunisia’s economy, contributing some 10 percent to GDP and employing more than 90,000, according to figures…