Egypt welcomes Palestinian unity government deal
CAIRO: Egypt on Friday welcomed an agreement between rival Palestinian factions to form a national unity government in a deal signed in Mecca, the official MENA news agency said. Egyptian…
Arab League to hold crisis talks on Jerusalem works
CAIRO: The Arab League is to convene an urgent meeting of permanent delegates on Saturday to discuss Israeli works near Islam s third holiest site in Jerusalem, league sources said.…
Bush the most disliked leader in Egypt, Nasrhallah admired
ReutersWASHINGTON: Egyptians and most Arabs have a very unfavorable opinion of US President George W. Bush, a new poll has revealed.A new poll on Thursday underscored deep Arab unhappiness with…
Business recap: Producers to hike cheese prices by up to 15 percent
CAIRO: Dairy producers announced plans last week to raise cheese prices by 12 to 15 percent over the next six months to keep up with inflation in other sectors.Mohamed Kamel,…
Ministry of Finance drafts public-private partnership law
MOF expects strong public resistance to unfamiliar policyCAIRO: The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is preparing new legislation to govern the relationship between the government and the private sector in future…
Rachid urges HSBC to finance Egyptian auto parts industry
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid will discuss with the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Stephen Green in London the new opportunities for investments of the British…
Pharmaceutical exports to Ukraine up 70 percent
CAIRO: Egyptian exports of pharmaceuticals to the Ukraine increased remarkably over the first ten months of 2006, growing up nearly 70 percent compared with a year earlier.Ukraine s ambassador to…
Egypt victorious in Sweden friendly
CAIRO: Egypt scored a goal late in each half and upset Sweden 2-0 in a Wednesday friendly to honor the 50th anniversary of the African soccer confederation.Amr Zaki converted Ahmed…
Al-Muhammadi's strike keeps Egypt's Olympic dreams alive
CAIRO: A last-gasp strike by Ahmed Al-Muhammadi earned Egypt a 1-1 home draw with Ivory Coast in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games qualifiers to salvage the Pharaohs' hopes of reaching…
