Egypt Jordan trip to Israel postponed
CAIRO: The proposed visit by the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers to Israel has been postponed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for "private reasons according to a statement by Egyptian…
Mobinil board agrees to apply for Egypt 3G license
CAIRO: Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil said on Wednesday it will apply for a third generation mobile phone license following months of hesitation on whether to proceed.Market growth appears to have…
Egyptian shares drop on profit-taking, OCI down
CAIRO: Egypt s main indexes dipped on Wednesday after scoring fresh closing highs for three consecutive sessions, led by profit-taking in heavyweight Orascom Construction Industries, traders said. Despite good news…
Investors to build low-income housing in new cities
The latest public-private partnerships initiative aims to provide low-income citizens with the chance to own homes in new cities such as Shorouk City, Sheikh Zayed, Sixth of October, and Obour…
Bond, James Bond, returning in book form
Associated PressJames Bond will soon be back, in bookstores. Devil May Care, a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming,…
Egypt bus crash kills 14, injures eight
CAIRO: An Egyptian public bus collided head-on with a minibus on a highway on Egypt s northern Mediterranean coast on Thursday, killing 14 people and injuring eight, the state news…
Vatican stresses unity amid church row
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican sought Wednesday to downplay a document claiming the Roman Catholic Church was the one true Church of Christ after it provoked outrage among other Christian faiths.…
Corruption case reported every two minutes, says chief editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm
CAIRO: There is a corruption-related case reported every two minutes in Egypt, and only 10 percent of those types of violations get caught, said Magdy El Galad, editor-in-chief of Al-Masry…
Egypt bans French, German poultry after bird flu cases
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday banned all poultry imports from France and Germany after the potentially fatal H5N1 strain of bird flu was discovered in birds there. The import of birds…
