Perilous mission for underwater archaeologist
An excavator with diving skills and the courage to risk his own lifeALEXANDRIA: It was dangerously stormy weather and high waves lashed down on the small Pharos Island where the…
Scientist races to save Ancient Egypt
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Egyptologist Sarah Parcak, PhD, is in a race against time. In Egypt, thousands of known and unknown archaeological sites are at risk of destruction…
Africa's biggest trade bloc agrees tax system
ReutersNAIROBI: Africa s biggest trade bloc Comesa approved a common external tariff system on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for a customs union intended to boost trade in some of…
Russia sponsors conference to bring Muslims and Christians together
CAIRO: The idea seemed upside down at the beginning. Russia sponsors a conference on Islam: Tradition and Ethics not within its own borders, but in Egypt. The conference began Sunday…
Economic growth at 7.4 pct Jan-March – Nazif
The national economy grew 7.4 percent in the January-March quarter, the third quarter of the 2006/7 financial year, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Tuesday. He was quoted by the…
Etisalat Egypt plans to spend $1.4 bln on network
The Egyptian unit of Emirates Telecommunications Corp. said on Monday it planned to invest up to LE 8 billion ($1.41 billion) over the next three years on its network to…
EU will oversee Egypt's Rafah crossing
Solana in Egypt before heading to hotspotCAIRO: At the behest of the Palestinians, the European Union (EU) has agreed to take on a greater role in monitoring the Egypt-Gaza border…
