Mubarak to visit Saudi in run-up to Arab summit
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak traveled to Saudi Arabia Sunday for talks with King Abdullah on an Arab summit due to take place in Syria next month, his office said on…
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti honors its Egyptian peacekeepers
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Eleven Egyptian police officers serving in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSATAH) were awarded the United Nations peacekeeping medal at a ceremony in Port-au-Prince on Feb.…
Egypt agrees to release Palestinian prisoners, says Hamas
CAIRO: Egypt has agreed to release 115 Palestinians taken into custody after the breach of the border with Gaza last month, Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha said Sunday.The agreement to release…
Doctors warn of pending strike action
CAIRO: In a protest outside the People's Assembly Sunday doctors said they will launch strike action on March 15 if their demands for improved pay were not met.This is the…
EFG-Hermes expands reach through Al Massy Fund
CAIRO: EFG-Hermes has partnered with the Principal Bank for Development and Agricultural Credit to expand its reach and target a wider audience in Egypt through the Al Massy Fund, ,…
Euro-Mediterranean ministers to convene in Cairo
CAIRO: EUROMED partnership countries will meet in Cairo on Feb. 26-27 for the EUROMED Ministerial Conference on the Information Society entitled "Building an Enabling Environment for the EUROMED Information Society.…
Bid for second landline license on June 19, says NTRA
CAIRO: Egypt's telecom regulator announced Sunday that requests for proposal for Egypt's second landline network will start March 13 for a fee of $10,000 while the actual bid will start…
A Khawaga's Tale: The Mt. Sinai telescope
A former Scottish science teacher, who called Zamalek home for years, has spent big money on setting up a celestial telescope below Mt. Sinai, which uses GPS tracking and an…
Mattafix, British duo, sings about war, gangs, Darfur _ but doesn't preach
The songwriting partners behind Britain s Mattafix have taken on gang violence, war in the Middle East, and filmed a music video in a camp for Darfur refugees.But the word…
