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…
Social policy in Egypt to be redefined
CAIRO: Sociologists and political scientists in the country believe social policies are the solutions for sustaining economic progress in Egypt. The "National Conference on Integrated Social Policies in Egypt held…
A roundup of the buzz on the Egyptian blogosphere
CAIRO: As activists and international civil rights groups condemn the deteriorating state of press freedom in Egypt, more Egyptians seem to drink their morning coffee reading the Egyptian blogs instead…
The Matria housewife murder unraveled
CAIRO: A 19-year-old man has confessed to killing a 56-year-old housewife from Mataria after making love to her, the press reported.He had purportedly been ridden with guilt for engaging in…
