Minister of Health pays ‘friendly’ visit to Prosecutor General
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health denied reports that Minister Hatem El-Gabali was summoned to the Prosecutor General’s office, stressing in a statement that his visit there was “friendly”. Minister of…
Bisco Misr net income falls 23.5 pct
Bisco Misr reported a 23.5 percent fall in net income for the second quarter of 2010 to reach LE 4.1 million. Sales grew by 23.5 percent from the previous year…
Youth on the Nile
LUXOR: The monuments of Luxor are no strangers to international tourism. In Greco-Roman times visitors marvelled at the twin colossi flanking the entrance of Amenhotep III’s temple on Luxor’s west…
Orascom Devt first-half net profit drops 9 pct
Egypt's Orascom Development posted a 9 percent decline in first-half net profit on Tuesday, as the value of its real estate assets dropped. The Swiss-listed company, mostly known for building…
Trailer truck owners challenge president’s directive
CAIRO: Trailer truck owners said they will not abide by a relatively new law forcing them to either convert their vehicles to smaller trucks or to sell them, challenging President…
Israel to buy world’s most advanced warplane
JERUSALEM: Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday approved the purchase of a fleet of US-built F-35 strike fighters in a move set to ramp up the capabilities of the…
Jordanian UN officers abducted in Darfur freed
KHARTOUM: Two Jordanian officers from the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) who were abducted at gunpoint have been freed, Jordanian and Sudanese officials said on Tuesday. "First…
Israel has ‘eight days’ to hit Iran nuclear site, Bolton
WASHINGTON: Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the…
Iran tells West to stay out of woman’s stoning case
TEHRAN: Iran told Western nations on Tuesday to stay out of the case of a woman who faces death by stoning, warning it will not tolerate any interference in the…
Ex-Israeli soldier mystified over Facebook photo uproar
JERUSALEM: A former Israeli soldier who posted on Facebook pictures of herself in front of blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinians appeared mystified on Tuesday by the uproar. "What's wrong with that?…