Egyptian baby contracts bird flu, says WHO
GENEVA: An Egyptian toddler has contracted bird flu, the 52nd case to be reported in the country, the World Health Organization said on its website Thursday.Most of the victims have…
Egypt indexes fall on US, European market woes
CAIRO: Egyptian indexes fell on Thursday led by selling of Orascom Construction Industries and Orascom Telecom, as foreign investors took their lead from US and European markets that declined a…
Edison says could sell part of Egypt gas field
CAIRO: Italy s second biggest power producer Edison SpA may sell a 25 percent stake in an Egyptian gas field, the company s chief executive said on Thursday.Umberto Quadrino also…
Bin Laden urges jihad against Israel
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a jihad against Israel in a new message Wednesday, seeking to harness anger over the Gaza offensive, and vowed to…
Israeli strikes continue to set Gaza ablaze
GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes set hospitals, media and UN buildings ablaze on Thursday as tanks rolled deep into Gaza cities even amid hope that the war on Hamas that has…
Talks of truce intensify in Cairo
CAIRO: A series of mediation efforts took place in Cairo Thursday as Hamas and Israel officials met with Egyptian mediators predicting progress for at least a temporary ceasefire in the…
Egypt allows journalists into Gaza
CAIRO: A handful of journalists have been permitted entry into Gaza from Egypt, according to a government offcial."Two Italians went in on Wednesday and a German went in on Tuesday,…
Apache makes three 'highly productive' discoveries in Western Desert
CAIRO: The Apache Corporation, Egypt's third-largest producer of hydrocarbons, on Wednesday announced it has discovered and tested three new oil and gas fields in the Western Desert, one of which…
Biting the billet: Kharafi ups Egypt investments with second billet license
CAIRO: It's a bold move at a time when the global economy seems have ground to a screeching halt: Al-Kharafi Group announced this week that it was awarded a contract…