Va. sturgeon may be key to ancient fish’s recovery
HOPEWELL: Researcher Matt Balazik wears his passion for saving the Atlantic sturgeon on his right arm — a tattoo of the ancient fish — and lives it by counting the…
BP deep-cleaning Gulf beaches amid new worries
ORANGE BEACH: What's typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach in the fall now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and yellow dump trucks shake the ground; a giant sifting machine…
NDP, opposition face challenges in run-up to parliamentary elections
By Heba Fahmy and Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Challenges facing candidates in the Nov. 28 parliamentary elections have escalated, as security crackdowns, disputes, and even death have complicated the race. The Supreme…
South Korean Ambassador weighs in on G20 summit in Seoul
CAIRO: To date, the G20 has helped the world avoid a “30s' style” great depression, South Korean Ambassador to Egypt, Jong-kon Yoon, said, however adding that “recovery has been modest.”…
Turkmen leader touts China, Iran ties but silent on Nabucco
The leader of Turkmenistan on Wednesday touted growing energy ties with Iran and China but stayed silent on Europe's proposed Nabucco pipeline aimed at breaking Russia's grip on gas exports.…
Euro hovers around $1.35 after EU ministers meet
The euro is hovering around $1.35 after a meeting of European Union finance ministers ended without agreement to bail out Ireland, at least for now. The euro bought $1.3501 in…
Russia to urge Iran to discuss nuclear program
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will urge Tehran to resume talks with global powers over its nuclear program when he meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday, a senior Russian…
Six killed in Cameroon oil platform attack: security source
Six people were killed in an overnight attack on an oil platform off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula claimed by a rebel group, a security source said Wednesday. The dead were…
Egypt’s Alex Cement 9-months net gains 10 pct
Egypt's Alexandria Cement posted a 10 percent gain in net profit for the first nine months of 2010 to LE 404.5 million ($70 million), the stock exchange said on…
UK gov’t group to invest $300 million in Africa
NAIROBI: Britain's overseas investment arm plans to invest about $300 million a year in coming years in African companies because the continent is registering high economic growth rates and it…