4 killed by landmine in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey: Four civilians died when their vehicle hit a landmine that Kurdish rebels are suspected of planting in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The four…
IDC’s ‘Smart IT Buyers’ forum kicks off on Monday
CAIRO: The International Data Corporation (IDC) will be hosting a forum on Aug. 2 in Cairo to demonstrate how IT buyers can make shrewd business decisions in the next 18…
Canada offers help in Sudanese referendum
MONTREAL: Canada, whose province of Quebec had a referendum on independence, has offered Sudan assistance in organizing a plebiscite about the future of its restive southern region, the government announced.…
Government braces for Ramadan, a month of consumption and inflation
CAIRO: With the holy month of Ramadan comes the yearly debate about how Egyptians’ food consumption rises exponentially during a religious month of fasting, self control and charity. It also…
Egypt 91-day, 182-day T-bills average yield down
CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 91-day Treasury bills fell slightly to 10.013 percent at an auction on Sunday from 10.159 percent last week. The central bank accepted bids for…
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after new rocket attack
GAZA CITY: Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers rattled sabres on Sunday after fighters fired rockets into southern Israel, prompting a series of retaliatory air raids. Israeli warplanes launched two pre-dawn…
Egypt index gains, Mobinil and OT up
CAIRO: Egypt's main index, EGX30, ended 0.7 percent higher, with Mobinil climbing 2.2 percent after hitting a 15-month low last week on poorly received earnings and Orascom Telecom rising further…
Doctors Without Rights protest against new accreditation body
CAIRO: In a demonstration by Doctors Without Rights at the Doctors’ Syndicate Sunday, 40 demonstrators protested against new rules that would put an end to university-funded postgraduate studies. Dr Mona…
Judge in online activists’ trial says he knows nothing about the internet
CAIRO: Lawyers described proceedings in the case of three human rights activists as not meeting the fair trial standards on Saturday in a hearing that saw the judge reverse his…
