Blood and Guts, little bit of Glory
Shooter has all the trappings of the classic Hollywood action blockbuster. A proven action director in Antoine Fuqua (of "Training Day fame), a solid cast with Mark Wahlberg in the…
Egypt targets 800,000 bpd oil output in 2008
Egypt plans to hike its oil output by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 800,000 bpd in 2008, the petroleum ministry said Wednesday. A program was set up for developing…
Egypt Aluminum expects 2006/7 profit of $140 mln
Egypt Aluminum , the country s only primary producer of aluminum, expects to make profits of LE 800 million ($140 million) in the financial year ending June 30, the stock…
ONGC eyes 33 pct stake in Shell Egypt block
ReutersNEW DELHI: Indian state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is firming up a proposal to buy up to 33 percent in an Egyptian deepwater gas block from operator…
Palestinians ready to stand by truce: Egyptian official
GAZA CITY: Palestinian factions are prepared to stand by a fragile truce which Hamas declared over this week after firing rockets into Israel, an Egyptian official said Thursday.The member of…
Sharm summit meets with controversy
Associated PressCAIRO: Arab countries will demand that Iraq do more to reach out to its own disgruntled Sunni Arabs before they will pledge substantial aid to the troubled nation, according…
People's Assembly approves raising judges' retirement age to 70
CAIRO: Despite the disapproval of the opposition front and the Judges Club, the People s Assembly (PA) on Tuesday approved the new judges law that pushed up the retirement age…
Japan's foreign minister to visit US, Russia, Egypt
TOKYO: Japan s foreign minister will visit the United States, Russia and Egypt on an eight-day trip starting this weekend, the ministry announced Thursday.Taro Aso leaves Tokyo on Saturday for…
Activists to hold worldwide demos for arrested, imprisoned Egyptian bloggers
CAIRO: International civil society organizations and activists are once again taking action against what they call are "systematic crackdowns on Egyptian bloggers by the national authorities. Today, a network of…