Egyptian Tourism Resorts to split stock
Cairo: The Egyptian Company for Tourism Resorts has decided on a 10-for-one stock split with effect from Jan. 29, the company said in an announcement published on Tuesday. The new…
OT may buy back 5 pct of GDRs in 2007
Cairo: Orascom Telecom (OT) may buy back five percent of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) this year, the company said in a statement seen on Tuesday. Orascom Telecom continues to…
Ayman Nour acquitted of assault charge
CAIRO: Egypt s jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour was found not guilty on Tuesday of physically assaulting a voter during the September 2005 presidential elections, his wife and security sources…
Global image of America sinks
LONDON: The image of the United States has deteriorated around the world in the past year because of issues such as Iraq and prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, according to a…
Egypt boy dies in latest Saddam gallows reenactment tragedy
CAIRO: A teenager has hanged himself in Alexandria in an apparent imitation of last month s execution of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a security source said Saturday. Abdullah Farag,…
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…
Justice Minister asked to intercede on behalf of Alexandrian jailed blogger
CAIRO: Two organizations are calling on the Minister of Justice Mamdouh Marei to arbitrate in the case of Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman Amer, the blogger who has been under arrest…
Downtown Beirut paralyzed by anti-government protest
BEIRUT: The chic shops and eateries of Downtown Beirut have fallen eerily silent as opposition parties, led by Hezbollah and the party of Christian General Michel Aoun, have erected a…
Egyptian embassy worker disappears in Baghdad
Experts think kidnapping might be related to Egyptian support in IraqCAIRO: A worker for the Egyptian embassy in Baghdad disappeared on Monday the Foreign Ministry said.Foreign Ministry Press Spokesman Alaa…
$ 1.9 million Japanese grant to support UNICEF's maternal and child health program in Upper Egypt
CAIRO: Health services for expectant mothers and their babies in four of Upper Egypt's governorates are to receive a major boost thanks to a grant of nearly two million dollars…