Egypt hosts Jordanian King in bid for Israeli-Palestinian peace
CAIRO: Jordan s King Abdullah II arrived in Cairo Sunday on a tour aimed at relaunching the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.The monarch, who began his tour in Egypt before heading to…
Nabih Berri speaks on democracy, war, peace, and skiing
BEIRUT: Nabih Berri is the speaker of the Lebanese parliament and a member of the Shia Amal party. Due to the complicated religious quota system within Lebanese democracy, he is…
Pakistan pushing for Muslim solutions to regional problems, advises negotiation with Iran
CAIRO: A meeting of seven ministers from Muslim countries took place in Pakistan to discuss solutions for the conflicts marring the Middle East.The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia,…
Government lashes out at critics of blogger jailing
CAIRO: Egypt on Friday lashed out at critics of the four-year jail sentence it handed a blogger Abdel Kareem Soliman Amer for insulting Islam and defaming President Hosni Mubarak. No…
Mubarak: No conditions on Palestinian unity government
ReutersCAIRO: Egypt rejected on Sunday imposing any conditions on the new Palestinian unity government and said it was up to the Palestinians to convince key international mediators to end the…
Egypt to help lay foundations for Muslim summit in Pakistan
Associated PressCAIRO: Egypt will play a key role in a string of meetings in Pakistan on Sunday for leaders of key Muslim Sunni nations, but Islamic scholars denied that there…
IFC and Ministry of Housing to cooperate on simplifying construction permit process
Second phase of two year project launches MondayCAIRO: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Ministry of Housing (MOH) are set to sign a cooperation agreement Monday for the second…
Government stake in Bank of Alexandria nears IPO
Moheiddin: IPO timing dependent on appropriateness of market conditionsCAIRO: The Ministry of Investment (MOI) issued an announcement Saturday inviting investment banks to submit proposals for the initial public offering (IPO)…
Cimpor offers LE 2.4 billion to buy Misr Cement Qena
MCQ share price surges near LE 82 on news, heavy tradingCAIRO: Cimpor Inversiones SA increased its offer to buy 100 percent of Misr Cement Qena (MCQ) to LE 80 per…
KG, Egypt Ministry of Transport seal agreement on Damietta Port
CAIRO: The Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co. (KGL) has reached an agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Transport setting the end of this February as a deadline for receiving…
