Russia expects nuclear explanations from Iran, says Medvedev
YEKATERINBURG: Russia wants Iran to provide explanations over its nuclear program and fully cooperate with the international community, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday . In his latest tough statement…
Ministry starts campaign against underage, summer marriages
CAIRO: For the second year in a row, the Ministry of Family and Population launched a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers posed by underage as well as summer…
Egyptian-Kuwaiti company plans to list on EGX
CAIRO: The Egyptian-Kuwaiti Development and Investment Company plans to list on the Egyptian Stock Exchange in April 2011, officials said at a conference Tuesday. Officials of the joint shareholding company…
Germany seeks private sector role in Egypt’s development policy
CAIRO: Germany, Egypt’s third largest bilateral donor, is looking to increase private sector cooperation in the country’s development policy toward Egypt, an official said. Dirk Niebel, Germany’s minister for economic…
ASEC to manage Sudanese cement plant
CAIRO: ASEC Engineering and Management signed a three-year renewable contract to provide technical management services for Alsalam Cement Production Company’s (ACPC) cement plant near Atbara in Sudan, the company…
Abducted’ Iranian back home, denies spilled secrets to US
TEHRAN: An Iranian scientist who spent 14 months in the United States in mysterious circumstances denied on his arrival in Tehran on Thursday that he had spilled Iran's nuclear secrets…
Isbank says no immediate plan to buy bank in Egypt
Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Turkey’s biggest non-government lender, has no immediate plans to buy a bank in Egypt, Deputy Chief Executive Aykut Demiray said. Isbank is looking for…
Feeder vessels carrying Egyptian imports get discount rate
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will extend feeder vessels, with a load capacity of 5,000 tons, a discount of up to 30 percent on the charges paid to the…
EGPC signs $2 bln loan-bankers
State-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has signed a $2 billion, 58-month debt financing that will be used for export finance, bankers close to the deal said. The…
Three Sudan journalists jailed over ‘false reports’, says lawyer
KHARTOUM: Three journalists working for the opposition Rai Al-Shaab newspaper were on Thursday handed jail terms ranging from two to five years for publishing "false reports," their lawyer said. A…