Asian leaders gather in Turkey amid Gaza tensions
ISTANBUL: Leaders of Asian nations, among them Iran, Syria and the Palestinians, were to gather for security talks here Monday amid simmering regional tensions over a deadly Israeli raid on…
Phoenician or Arab? A never-ending debate in Lebanon
BEIRUT: "I am a Phoenician, not an Arab," asserts 20-year-old Lebanese student Rebecca Yazbeck when asked to define her identity, with nothing more than conviction to back her claim. But…
Asia Foundation new head to back 'quiet champions'
WASHINGTON: The Asia Foundation on Monday named the head of the American University in Cairo as its president, who pledged to build on the group's network in Asia to support…
Qaeda suspect in deadly Yemen tourist bombing 'surrenders'
SANAA: A man suspected of being an Al-Qaeda militant behind a 2007 bombing that killed eight Spanish tourists surrendered to Yemeni authorities, the defense ministry's 26sep.net news website reported on…
Egypt's first carbon zero event: World Environment Day celebrates biodiversity
CAIRO: As cities across the world came together on Saturday June 5 to celebrate this year’s UN Year of Biodiversity on World Environment Day (WED), the Ministry of State for…
Court rules against lower fees for Telecom Egypt
CAIRO: A Cairo court overturned a regulatory ruling that had lowered the fee which Telecom Egypt must pay to connect fixed-line phone calls to mobile phones, the landline monopoly said…
Juhayna private offer oversubscribed
CAIRO: A private offering in Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries, part of a plan to raise about LE 1 billion ($176.5 million), was 1.75 times oversubscribed, the financial adviser said on…
Bright sparks of Palestine
ABU DHABI: On our program we have a special segment called “Bright Sparks” that features the rising stars of the next generation, those that are coming up with bright ideas…
Egypt, China meet on bilateral ties
Bilateral trade between China and Egypt reached $6 billion in 2009, reported Xinhua news agency, and the two pledged in a recent meeting to strengthen strategic cooperation. A…
Egyptian exports to Saudi Arabia hit 1.3 bln
Egypt Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid visited Saudi Arabia where he met with Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah bin Ahmed Zaynal Ali Reza, to…