OT mulls paying 20 pct of Algeria tax claim
CAIRO: Egypt s Orascom Telecom is discussing paying 20 percent of a $596.6 million claim by Algeria for back taxes and penalties, a member of the company s board said…
Israeli PM to visit Egypt on Tuesday
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would go to Egypt to meet President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday as talks over a prisoner swap with Hamas appear to be…
Gaza marks year since start of deadly Israeli war
GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Sunday marked one year since the start of the deadliest-ever offensive waged by Israel on the isolated enclave, swathes of which still remain…
Gaza activists begin hunger strike as they await entry into Egypt
CAIRO: Members of the Viva Palestina convoy stuck at the Gulf of Aqaba began a hunger strike to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Israeli offensive on Gaza as they…
NDP policies council conference discusses elections
CAIRO: Constitutional reforms and an amendment to Article 76 were some of the discussions dominating the National Democratic Party's supreme policies council conference this weekend.Speaking to the press following the…
Samsung to launch software platform
CAIRO: Samsung will launch its own software platform called Bada for smart phones in 2010, company officials said at a roundtable last week. "The platform is Samsung's effort to reach…
Egypt's central bank holds interest rates steady
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank last week held corridor interest rates at the same level for the second consecutive time, at 9.75 percent lending and 8.25 percent deposit. After vigilant defense…
One on one with Palestinian director Elia Suleiman
Few Arab filmmakers have been greeted with the ceremonial reception given to Palestinian director Elia Suleiman last week at the second European Film Panorama hosted in Cairo's CityStars cinema.The three…
