Why the United States should dialogue with the Middle East: An Interview with US Representative Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD)
United States Representative Wayne Gilchrest is a Republican Congressman serving the State of Maryland's 1st District. Recently, Michael Shank, Policy Director for the 3D Security Initiative in Washington DC, interviewed…
El Messiri replaces Isaac in heading Kefaya movement
CAIRO: In an attempt to resume its role on the political scene, the Kefaya movement chose Abdel Wahab El Meseiry as its new General Coordinator. El Meseiry would lead the…
Arab peacekeeping troops discussed in Libya summit
Consultations held over regional issuesCAIRO: The idea of sending peace keeping troops to Darfur and Sudan was on the agenda of the Libya-hosted summit which brought together the leaders of…
US Congressmen pressure Egyptian authorities to release jailed Alexandrian blogger Amer
CAIRO: Republican and Democratic representatives from the United States Congress have issued a bipartisan letter to the Egyptian government, calling for the immediate release of student blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil…
Mobile subscribers up; government share of revenues needed to fund infrastructure projects
Amr Badawy: negotiations ongoing with Mobinil on 3G licenseCAIRO: The number of mobile and fixed telephone line subscribers continued to climb according to government expectations, a revised Ministry of Telecommunication…
Government settles LE 1.16 billion in HCT subsidiary debt
Ministry of investment continues drive to lower public company debt to LE 10 billionCAIRO: Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moheiddin said Wednesday the government has paid off LE 1.16 billion, representing…
Egypt launches major gold mining drive
Agence France-PresseCAIRO: Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday aimed at restructuring the gold mining sector, which officials predicted could bring in more than 10 billion dollars and reshape…
Government allocates LE 1.2 bln for construction of roads, bridges
Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Transport has allocated about LE 1.2 billion of funds to construct new roads and bridges in 2007.Tarek Al-Attar, chairman of the General Authority for Roads…
Central bank to introduce deposit auctions
Cairo: The central bank will start auctioning deposits, but the instruments will not be tradable on secondary markets, traders said on Wednesday.The central bank said in a statement that it…
