Egypt to send troops and police to Congo
CAIRO: Egypt announced on Tuesday that it plans to send troops and police to join the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Egypt will send 1,325 soldiers and…
Israel's Gaza truce pointman lashes out at Olmert
JERUSALEM: Israel s pointman in talks with Egypt on a Gaza truce has lashed out at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for linking the issue to the release of captive Israeli…
Public prosecutor orders Ayman Nour's release
CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor has freed the country's best-known political dissident, Ayman Nour, on health grounds, a judicial official told AFP on Wednesday."The public prosecutor decided to free Ayman Nour…
MPs blame government for truck drivers' strike
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Wednesday a request filed by several MPs blaming the government for inciting the nationwide strike staged by truck drivers.In the request, several MPs blame…
Pharmacists end strike, open pharmacies
CAIRO: The Pharmacists' Syndicate ended its two-day strike after the Ministry of Finance agreed not to implement new tax regulations for pharmacies on a retroactive basis. Pharmacies were operating on…
Land Rover Egypt sales up 49 pct
CAIRO: Earlier this month, MTI Automotive, Land Rover's sole importer in the country, reported a 49 percent increase in car sales for 2008.In a statement, the company said the year…
ON WHEELS: Get more fire from your fuel
At one point, we all need to make one of life's most important - and exciting - decisions: which car to buy. With the plethora of models available on the…
One On One: Ford's Waldo Galan on the Middle East auto industry
With the effects of the global financial crisis on the regional auto market still unclear, it's hard to say what 2009 will bring for multinational automakers. While sales have not…
BUSINESS BEAT: Uncertain future for used car market
When Egypt's economy began to head south in the second half of last year, the auto industry went with it. But just as, in many ways, the Egyptian economy escaped…
Bad Apple not so bad after all
Egyptian rock band Bad Apple claims that their music "leaves no one unsatisfied. But judging by last week's performance at the Sawy Cultural Wheel, which included original tracks and rock…