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6 telecom companies eye Egypt licenseFrance Telecom has expressed interest in buying Egypt s second fixed-line license, joining five Arab companies that are also interested, Egypt s telecom regulator said…
Japan to hold climate, Africa summits at G8: minister
TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it will hold parallel summits on climate change and African development on the sidelines of the Group of Eight gathering of major rich nations in July.…
Oil prices steady above $106 a barrel after overnight plunge
SINGAPORE: Oil prices steadied Tuesday in Asia after falling more than $4 a barrel overnight as investors worried that the sale of Bear Stearns Cos. is a sign of deep…
Israeli defense official in Egypt for Gaza talks
CAIRO: Senior Israeli defense official Amos Gilad was in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman on the situation in Gaza and the possibility of reopening…
Five years on, Iraq's future is still uncertain
CAIRO: As the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion descends upon us, the war-torn country is still bogged down with no solution in sight. What was sold as a swift…
Link launches latest Microsoft products
CAIRO: Link Development recently sponsored the launch of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Saudi Arabia. The software development subsidiary of Egypt's LinkDotNet, and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, has enjoyed…
Unregistered mobile lines to be cut
CAIRO: The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced it will shut down unregistered mobile lines starting July, according to sources in the industry.Estimates place the amount of unregistered mobile lines…
IAM Pyramid concert heads to Cannes
Rap group IAM's 20th anniversary concert, held at the Giza Pyramids' Sound and Light Theater last Friday, along with their two-week Egypt tour has been filmed into a documentary. It…
Young voices ring loudly in Children's Film Festival
Bridging cultural differences and challenging language barriers, the 18th round of the Cairo International Film Festival for Children (CIFFC), which ended last week, featured works from 42 countries. Participating countries,…
The Mismanagement of the Bread Crisis
It's absurd to speak of an unprecedented 7 percent economic growth rate in Egypt at a time when Egyptians are killing each other for a loaf of bread.The government is…