News In Briefs
Russia, Egypt talk Gazprom entry in Egypt projectsSenior officials from Russia and Egypt on Wednesday discussed the entry of Russian natural gas export monopoly Gazprom into energy projects in Egypt,…
Google makes online ads available to SMEs in Arabic
CAIRO: Google recently launched its Business Pages feature for AdWords in Arabic.AdWords Business Pages are a free feature of the AdWords Starter Edition advertising platform aimed at small and medium-sized…
Egypt joins OECD
CAIRO: Egypt became the first Arab and North African nation to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to a report published on the Cairo and Alexandria…
Workers protest, torch offices in UAE
SHARJAH: Around 1,500 workers striking over pay in the United Arab Emirates torched offices and vehicles on Tuesday, the official WAM news agency reported. Reuters reported that the protestors were…
Copts boycott municipal elections in Qena
CAIRO: Objecting to their names being stricken off the local council elections' candidate list, Copts from Abou Tashet and Farshout in the Upper Egyptian Qena governorate sent an official letter…
Mubarak warns against continued insults to Islam's Prophet
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak warned Tuesday that continued insults to Prophet Mohamed will just make the situation worse for everyone, while at the same time criticizing the extremists using these…
Nazif may lead Egyptian delegation to Arab summit
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak is expected to assign Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to lead the Egyptian delegation at the upcoming Arab summit in Damascus, according to Egyptian diplomatic sources speaking…
Lenders, developers debate mortgage finance
CAIRO: Mortgage finance is not a magic wand that can solve Egypt's housing problems in light of relatively high interest rates, several real estate experts said conference Tuesday."Demand on housing…
The passion of Tanbura
The Suez Canal, foreign occupation, war and tax-free jeans are all aspects of Port Said's identity which have shaped and influenced the city's musical tradition. El Tanbura, a male troupe…
