BG Egypt, Cairo University launch University Linkages Program
CAIRO: BG Egypt and Cairo University launched the University Linkages Program on Tuesday in collaboration with the British Council, which aims at enhancing the university’s Petroleum Geosciences students’ skills and…
Nuclear talks can resume from Sept 1 if conditions met, says Iran
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday set September 1 as a possible date for the resumption of nuclear talks with six world powers which have been stalled since October, but insisted conditions…
Pro-government Arab militia kill five in south Sudan, says report
JUBA: Members of a tribe close to the Sudanese government killed five people in an attack on villagers in the oil-rich Abyei region, a local official said on Tuesday. Deng…
Sudan halts papers critical of South govt, say journalists
KHARTOUM: Government agents Tuesday halted distribution of newspapers considered critical of the authorities in South Sudan, six months ahead of a referendum that could pave the way for the independence…
Egypt may up energy prices for non-intensive industries over five phases
The government plans to increase prices of natural gas for non-energy intensive industries to $2.25/mBTU in January 2011, after deciding to raise the price from $1.7/mBTU to $2.0/mBTU effective July…
EgyptAir Express launches flight to Port Ghalib
The M.A. Kharafi Group announced that EgyptAir launched a new flight from Alexandria to Marsa Alam International Airport, according to a statement, which the company said was a key…
Algeria’s tax on revenues to effect OT’s Djezzy
The Algerian government has imposed a monthly 0.5 percent tax on revenues of mobile operators in Algeria, reported Al-Borsa newspaper. In its daily market report, Beltone Financial said…
Egypt to probe shipping agencies over high prices
Egypt's Trade Ministry has asked the country's competition and anti-monopoly authority to investigate shipping agencies to see if they have been improperly raising prices, it said on Tuesday. …
Tagammu Party to run in parliamentary elections with 80 candidates
CAIRO: The leftist Tagammu Party announced on Tuesday that it will nominate 80 candidates, including eight women, in the upcoming parliamentary election, scheduled for November. The party's general secretariat will…
Egypt breaks 9-day losing streak; CIB leads
CAIRO: Egyptian shares jumped, ending nine days of declines, after Commercial International Bank (CIB) announced it is doubling its capital with a one-for-one bonus share. Gains in all but…