Visa pushing cashless society program in Egypt
New school aims to educate banking sectorCAIRO: Underlining the financial sector's interest in pushing bank payment cards into the domestic marketplace, credit giant Visa will launch a certification program for…
High-end Serrenia construction launched near Hurghada
Project one of three luxury resorts to be launched in 2007HURGHADA: Jordan's Shaheen Group broke ground Tuesday on its $2 billion Serrenia project, a high-end resort now under construction in…
Shura Council agrees on petrol deals in record time
CAIRO: The Shura Council (SC) discussed and decided on Monday to finalize nine agreements for drilling and searching for petroleum and natural gas in Egypt. The discussion of the estimated…
Lebanon, like Iraq and Palestine before it, is slowly dying
CAIRO: It is said that for those who fall from a height, time slows down. Depending on which floor they are on or which precipice they are leering over, the…
Egypt refuses US request to shut down Iraqi channel
Cairo: Nilesat continues to host Sunni Insurgency channelFriendly US requests to pull an Iraqi satellite channel off the Egyptian government-run Nilesat satellite have been rebuffed.The Al-Zawraa channel highlights the point…
Amr Moussa warns US on Iran attack
DAVOS: The threat of a US attack on Iran is very serious and would risk spreading sectarian violence throughout the Middle East, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on…
Life returns to normal in Beirut after day of violence
Associated PressBEIRUT, Lebanon: Cleaners swept smoldering car tires and bulldozers removed debris and other obstacles from major highways as a tense calm shrouded Lebanon Wednesday, a day after violence between…
Seven Muslim Brotherhood members arrested
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces arrested seven members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood north of the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in a widening crackdown on the country s largest opposition movement,…
Lebanon on edge amid violent protests
ReutersBEIRUT: Thousands of Shia Muslim and Christian protesters blocked roads in Lebanon with blazing tires on Tuesday in a campaign to oust the government, and at least a dozen people…
LE 20 bln telecom proceeds to be allocated to public services, says Nazif
Cairo: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Monday the revenues gained from selling the third license of mobile network, which amounts to LE 20 billion, will be used in establishing…
