Unicef's Veneman assures Egypt can achieve its Millennium Development Goals
CAIRO: Following the conclusion of her three-day-visit to Egypt on Tuesday, Ann Veneman, Executive Director of Unicef said she was impressed that Egypt is well on track to achieve its…
Two boys shot for a mouthful of barsim
A farmer shot two boys when their donkey helped itself to some fodder from his field, Al Gomhuria reported. Khalafallah Elwan, 13, and Omar Shahat Ramadan, 18, both students, were…
Sunni leader to visit Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the foremost authority in Sunni Islam, has accepted an invitation from Pope Benedict XVI to visit Rome, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The pontiff s…
Muslim clerics launch petition to UN chief on Jerusalem mosque
DOHA: Muslim clerics launched a campaign Tuesday to stop controversial Israeli excavation work near Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa Mosque, vowing to collect one million signatures on a petition to the UN…
Banks rev-up to lend $1.7 billion to Etisalat Egypt
A number of Egyptian banks will jostle their way to providing a loan to third mobile phone operator Etisalat Egypt valued at $1.75 billion.Bankers say that the National Bank of…
Natural gas exports down 25 percent in November 2006
CAIRO: Egyptian exports of natural gas and its derivatives collapsed by nearly 25 percent to $233 million in November 2006 compared with $296 million a year earlier, according to a…
Inflation rate stabilizes in January at 12.4 percent
Monetary Policy Committee, analysts show careful optimismCAIRO: The annual inflation rate stood at 12.4 percent in January, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (Capmas) announced Wednesday.The figure breaks…
Egypt foils Sinai suicide attack
RAFAH: Egyptian police detained a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber crossing from the Gaza Strip and planning to blow himself up among Israeli tourists in a south Sinai resort, security sources…
Minister says T.Italia network won't go to 'Islamic militants,' Sawiris says no comment
MILAN: Italy is not opposed to foreign ownership of Telecom Italia s network but must not let it fall into the hands of Islamic militants or the Mafia, Infrastructure Minister…
