After 25 years, CNN seeks Larry King’s replacement
A handful of potential successors have already emerged to take over for Larry King when he leaves his prime-time CNN interview show sometime this fall. All have their strengths and…
Cairo in the alternate eyes of Juan Carlos Noria
Currently showing at Articulate Baboon in Designopolis is an exhibition by graffiti artist Juan Carlos Noria. Born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Ottawa, Canada, Noria was known early on…
Egypt’s tourism picks up but wary of troubled European markets
CAIRO: Egypt’s tourism sector has picked up this fiscal year as the slowdown caused by the global economic crisis eased; however, ongoing trouble in European markets is making forecasts for…
Egypt places anti-dumping duties on Chinese electric motors
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid announced the implementation of anti-dumping duties ranging between 80-86 percent on imports (cif) of Chinese electric motors ranging from 30…
Egypt’s deficit likely below forecast-minister
CAIRO: Egypt's budget deficit for the financial year that ends on June 30 is likely to come in below the target of 8.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Egyptian…
Egypt aims to reduce poverty to 18 pct, increase income by 4 pct
Egypt Minister of Economic Development Osman Mohamed Osman said the development plan for 2010/11 aims at reducing poverty rate to 18 percent, compared with 22.5 percent in 2005, and…
Poland, Egypt corporate earnings face highest ‘tax risk,’ Citigroup says
Poland and Egypt are more at risk from higher taxes in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa as governments tackle deficits, according to Citigroup Inc. …
OCI JV wins $750 mln Doha airport contract
A joint venture of Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) has won a contract worth $750 million to expand Qatar's international airport, the firm said on Wednesday. BESIX Group,…
Egypt may scrap cement licenses on weak demand
Egypt's Industrial Development Authority said on Wednesday interest in bidding for two cement production licenses had been subdued ahead of this week's deadline and the permits could end up…
Familiar style for Brazil, Dutch at World Cup
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: Advancing at all costs has been the guiding principle behind the progress of Brazil and Netherlands to the World Cup quarterfinals, regardless of tradition or public…
