Iran Guards have 'no plans to escort Gaza ships'
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have no plans to accompany aid ships to Gaza, deputy commander Hossein Salami said on Monday as two Red Crescent boats awaited approval to depart for…
EU's Ashton invites Iran for nuclear talks
LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers examined on Monday how they can go further than new UN sanctions in putting pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program, while holding a hand…
Israeli panel to probe Gaza flotilla raid
JERUSALEM: Israel's cabinet on Monday backed the creation of an internal committee to probe its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, in a move swiftly dismissed by Turkey. The…
Rachid issues decree to ensure quality of training
CAIRO: Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Trade and Industry issued a decree stipulating that all companies or training agencies working in the field of quality standards to be accredited…
Euromoney conference on housing and real estate finance kicks off Tuesday
CAIRO: The one-day Euromoney conference entitled, “Egyptian Housing and Real Estate Finance” takes place in Cairo Tuesday. The conference seeks to provide information and exchange views for those…
Prosecutor General looks into calls to arrest Netanyahu and Barak on entering Egypt
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud opened an investigation into a complaint submitted by activists and MPs calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense…
Egypt's Oriental Weavers to revise euro contracts
Egyptian carpet maker Oriental Weavers (ORWE.CA) is negotiating to raise prices on some of its contracts with European importers following the euro's tumble against other currencies this year, the company…
$2 bln Port Ghalib project to have 23 top hotels
Kuwait's MA Kharafi Group has announced that its $2 billion Port Ghalib project in Egypt will have a total of 23 internationally renowned chain of hotels by the end of…
Egypt invites partners for $1.8 bln road projects
According to Egypt's Minister of Investment, the government plans to offer road, rail and other social services projects worth LE 10 billion ($1.8 billion) for public-private partnerships. No particular time…
Crisis between lawyers, judges and prosecutors persists, says lawyer
CAIRO: The current crisis between lawyers, judges and prosecutors will persist for the time being until a resolution is been reached, lawyer Montasser El-Zayat told Daily News Egypt Monday. “If…