"Kazakh" reporter Borat pens book of travel advice
Fictional Kazakh television reporter Borat Sagdiyev, who made movie audiences around the world laugh and cringe as he toured the United States, is going into print with a book of…
Orascom Telecom says to buy back shares
CAIRO: Egypt s Orascom Telecom plans to buy 37.7 million of its own shares in the coming month, the company said in statement on the Egyptian bourse Web site on…
Etisalat Misr signs an interconnection agreement with Mobinil and Vodafone Egypt
Within context of the NTRA regulation to the market and its support to the principles of transparency and non-discrimination between competing companies, Etisalat Misr; the most recent mobile operator in…
Kazakh delegation to visit Egypt to mull running direct airline
CAIRO: A delegation from the Kazakh Ministry of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Authority will visit Egypt next week to mull possibilities of running direct flights between Cairo and Astana,…
Peru and Egypt vow to cooperate to curb drug trafficking
Peruvian vice minister talks to The Daily Star Egypt about trade and regional affairsCAIRO: The Peruvian Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gonzalo Gutierrez Reinel, visited Cairo May 27-29 as part…
Egypt welcomes resumption of ties with Iran, Iranian FM says
TEHRAN: Iran s foreign minister on Monday said Egypt has welcomed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s offer to re-establish full diplomatic relations.Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he received a message recently…
Egyptian foreign minister urges Israelis and Palestinians to halt violence
Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt s foreign minister urged both Israelis and Palestinians on Monday to end the recent cycle of violence that has left dead and wounded on both sides,…
Egypt sends 78 more peacekeepers to Darfur
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday dispatched 78 troops to join African Union peacekeepers in Darfur, three days after one of its officers was killed in the war-torn Sudanese region, Egyptian officials…
MB officials deny generational disputes
CAIRO: Mohamed Habib, the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) deputy leader, dismissed rumors of disputes between the young and old generations of the group.Habib s comments were a response to an article…
Egypt lays into US delegation for Brotherhood meeting
Minister says meeting addressed regional issues, not domestic onesCAIRO: Egypt accused the US of double standards towards outlawed groups, specifically the Palestinian Hamas, after an American congressional delegation met with…
