Petrojet seek season remedy
CAIRO: Petrojet could not have a better chance of remedying a disappointing season than an Egyptian Cup quarter-final clash against league champions Ahly. Ahly are the team to beat in…
Divers explore sunken ruins of Cleopatra's palace
ALEXANDRIA: Plunging into the waters off Alexandria Tuesday, divers explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra ruled, swimming over heaps of limestone blocks hammered…
Shortfall in blood donations threatens patient health
CAIRO: Outside downtown Cairo’s teeming Ramses train station, the crowd studiously ignores the health official, despite his repeated pleas for travelers to spare a few minutes to donate blood in…
Africa-France summit guest list causes headaches
PARIS: An Africa-France summit opens in Nice on Monday after organizers drew up a guest list that leaves some disgraced leaders out in the cold while still inviting a few…
Entrepreneur Profile: Ahmed Shabana brings pharma business on line
* Ahmed Shabana, founder of online pharmacy AgzaKhana.com # @ CAIRO: “I love the creativity and sense of ownership that being an entrepreneur provides,” said Ahmed Shabana, founder of online…
Egypt could block OT bid for Vodafone unit: source
CAIRO: Egypt's regulator will not allow Orascom Telecom (OT) to buy a stake in Vodafone's Egypt unit if the deal gives OT management stakes in two competing firms, a telecoms…
Radars for growth
KUALA LUMPUR: There is a hobby that one sees retirees or others with plenty of time on their hands partaking in. They strap long metal detectors on their arms and…
Alcotexa sells 906 T cotton in past week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) agreed to sell 906 tons of cotton in the week that ended on May 29, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday. The sales…
Serbia, Egypt sign agreement on air traffic
Serbia and Egypt signed a new agreement on air traffic cooperation, a bilateral agreement that defines commercial relations between air transporters, selection of airline companies, their nomination, security area, harmonization…
OT expects clarity on MTN talks within days
Egyptian telecommunications firm Orascom Telecom (OT) expects to know the outcome of talks to sell some of its African assets to South Africa's MTN within days, it said on Sunday.…