Sudan ‘alarmingly’ unprepared for south referendum, say NGOs
KHARTOUM: Sudan is "alarmingly" unprepared for a January referendum on southern independence and international intervention is urgently needed to prevent a return to civil war, a coalition of NGOs warned…
Abducted Iran scientist on way home from US, says ministry
TEHRAN: Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who surfaced in Washington more than a year after Tehran claimed he was abducted by US spies, is on his way home, the foreign…
Press reacts to inquest into Ashraf Mawran’s death
CAIRO: An inquest is under way in the UK into the death of Ashraf Marwan, son-in-law of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian man variously described as a “billionaire arms dealer,”…
BSkyB in talks to launch Arabic news channel
LONDON: British pay-TV company BSkyB is in talks with a private Abu Dhabi investor to launch a round-the-clock Arabic language news channel under the Sky News brand. The new channel,…
CIB launches Hemaya investment fund
CAIRO: Commercial International Bank (CIB) launched Monday an open-ended investment fund named Hemaya, with a yearlong capital protection. According to the bank, Hemaya is the first of its kind in…
Young entrepreneurs win support after Injaz competition
CAIRO: Injaz wrapped up its fourth annual young entrepreneurs competition, with the three winning teams receiving support for their innovative ventures. The top three teams of the “Young Entrepreneurs of…
Judges’ Club expected to submit complaint against lawyers
CAIRO: The head of the Judges’ Club is expected to submit a complaint against a number of lawyers after the next appeal hearing of Ehab Saey El-Din and Moustafa Fatouh,…
Amonsito workers back to protest for unpaid pay pledges
CAIRO: Workers from the Amonsito textiles company have resumed protest action four months after redundancy pay pledges remain unpaid. On Monday workers gathered at the headquarters of the Egyptian Federation…
Appeal on Egypt’s TMG land ruling delayed
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday delayed until Aug. 1 an appeal over the sale of 8,000 feddans (8,304 acres) of land for Talaat Moustafa Group's (TMG) flagship residential and…
Egypt, Tunisia bilateral trade rises 123 pct
Egypt’s exports to Tunisia increased by 104 percent in the first quarter of 2010 to reach $51.6 million, compared to $25.3 million during the same period last year, the trade…
