Scientist races to save Ancient Egypt
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Egyptologist Sarah Parcak, PhD, is in a race against time. In Egypt, thousands of known and unknown archaeological sites are at risk of destruction…
Africa's biggest trade bloc agrees tax system
ReutersNAIROBI: Africa s biggest trade bloc Comesa approved a common external tariff system on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for a customs union intended to boost trade in some of…
Russia sponsors conference to bring Muslims and Christians together
CAIRO: The idea seemed upside down at the beginning. Russia sponsors a conference on Islam: Tradition and Ethics not within its own borders, but in Egypt. The conference began Sunday…
Economic growth at 7.4 pct Jan-March – Nazif
The national economy grew 7.4 percent in the January-March quarter, the third quarter of the 2006/7 financial year, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Tuesday. He was quoted by the…
Etisalat Egypt plans to spend $1.4 bln on network
The Egyptian unit of Emirates Telecommunications Corp. said on Monday it planned to invest up to LE 8 billion ($1.41 billion) over the next three years on its network to…
EU will oversee Egypt's Rafah crossing
Solana in Egypt before heading to hotspotCAIRO: At the behest of the Palestinians, the European Union (EU) has agreed to take on a greater role in monitoring the Egypt-Gaza border…
Detention of Brotherhood blogger extended for fifteen days for the third time
CAIRO: The detention of Muslim Brotherhood blogger and journalist Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was extended for the third consecutive time since his arrest on April 14 by the public prosecutor in…