Bedouin tensions rise over death of 15-year-old boy
CAIRO: A 15- year-old boy died yesterday morning following clashes between police and 2,000 Bedouin protesters demonstrating on the road between Rafah and Al-Arish in the Maassura area on Monday.Tagammu…
France and Egypt support foreign efforts in Lebanon
CAIRO: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit agreed that the Lebanese conflict must be solved with help from other countries in their meeting in Cairo…
Rice bolsters Arab states to counter Iran
CAIRO: Both US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates were in Sharm El Sheikh Tuesday in a meeting between GCC countries, Egypt and Jordan to…
Admin court rejects Ayman Nour's health appeal
CAIRO: The administrative court has rejected jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour's health release during the final court session Tuesday, but the defense team plans to appeal the court's decision, lawyers…
Stranded Palestinians begin returning from Egypt to Gaza, but many left behind
GAZA CITY: Palestinians stranded for weeks at the Egyptian border after the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip started trickling back home, but most are still being turned away.More than…
Top US guns to unveil $13 bln arms deal with Egypt
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were set to depart Monday for a vital Middle East mission seeking Arab support for Iraq and consultations on…
Intel, NTI push for WiMAX in Egypt
In a bid to continue driving greater access to technology and the online world through WiMAX technology, Intel has teamed up with the National Telecommunications Institute (NTI) in Egypt to…
Watheeqa buys more Raya shares to counter OT offer
CAIRO: The Kuwaiti Watheeqa Group has offered to buy an additional 5 million shares in Egypt s Raya to help fend off a takeover by Orascom Telecom, Raya Chairman Medhat…
GAFI to facilitate licensing for investment zones
CAIRO: The Egyptian cabinet passed a new law that would allow the construction of investment zones in accordance with the regulations applied to the construction of free zones. Essentially, this…
Median o/n interbank rises to 8.7625 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound rose to 8.7625 percent on Sunday from 8.754 percent on Thursday, with the market liquid in the absence of auctions…
