Palestinian factions stick to their guns
CAIRO: Fatah and Hamas representatives were obstinate over their respective roles in controlling the Egypt-Gaza border at talks held in Cairo Wednesday.Separate meetings were held in Cairo with the Fatah…
Court refuses to rule on Muslim convert case
CAIRO: The Cairo Administrative Court yesterday refused to rule on the case of Muslim convert to Christianity Mohamed Hegazy, who is demanding his new religion be recognized by the Egyptian…
Analysts pessimistic about swift resolution in Lebanon
CAIRO: Arab League Chief Amr Moussa held an emergency meeting on Sunday Jan.27 in Cairo with Arab foreign ministers to urgently push for progress in resolving Lebanon's current political vacuum.For…
French president Sarkozy marries Bruni
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday married Italian former supermodel Carla Bruni after a whirlwind romance and less than four months after divorcing his second wife. The 53-year-old president…
Rafah border sealed, Palestinian influx ends
CAIRO: The breaches in the Egypt-Gaza border were finally sealed on Sunday, bringing an end to the two-week influx of Palestinians into Rafah and Al-Arish to shop for goods not…
IBM supports small businesses
CAIRO: To further support Egypt's growing small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) market, IBM recently launched new industry solutions for retail, manufacturing, banking, and enterprise planning specifically tailor-made to meet SMEs needs. "The…
MobiNil reports 29 pct annual growth over last year
CAIRO: Mobinil, Egypt's largest mobile operator by subscribers, posted annual net revenues of LE 8,200 million for the year 2007, reflecting an annual growth of 29 percent over the same…
Egypt delegation rings NYSE closing bell
NEW YORK: Beltone Financial brought the first "Egypt Day to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 4, the firm said in a press statement.Representatives from the investment bank…
Emaar Misr awards LE 240 mln project to Arab Contractors
CAIRO: Emaar Misr for Development announced Sunday that The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.) will be carrying out the earth work and lagoon excavation of Marassi - a…
Never say never
Playing on an old piano at his grandfather's house, young Mohamed Saleh developed an early passion for music - a passion that took years to blossom and more years of…