Ten die in Egypt road crash
MINYA: Ten people were killed, including two children, and another 10 wounded Sunday when a truck and a minibus collided on a desert road in Minya, police said.The minibus driver…
August 8, 2015
24 US soldiers killed in weekend fighting in IraqBAGHDAD: Five US soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militiamen wearing US and Iraqi military uniforms who stormed a security meeting…
Chinese marine transport companies investigate opportunities in Red Sea ports
Cairo: A Chinese delegation from maritime transport companies was visiting Cairo last week to explore investment opportunities in the Egyptian marine transport sector, with specific target to operate passenger ferries…
New oil discoveries in Egypt
Cairo: Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi announced the discovery of six oil and gas finds in the Gulf of Suez, the eastern and western deserts and the Mediterranean, the State…
Ministry of Tourism to launch North Coast global marketing campaign in February
Number of tourists reaches 9 million in 2006CAIRO: The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) is now finalizing its re-planning of the North Coast ahead of launching an international marketing campaign in…
Following Egypt's nod, Jordan says seeking nuclear power
Arabs using nuclear race to pressure US on Iran, analysts sayCairo: The pursuit of peaceful applications of nuclear power is now figuring high on the national agendas of several Arab…
Carter takes audience behind scenes of Camp David peace talks in town hall meeting
Associated Press ATHENS, Georgia: Former President Jimmy Carter told a town hall meeting of how he saved the 1978 Camp David peace talks that became the crowning achievement of his…
Pakistan president to discuss terrorism with Egypt
Musharraf contacts Iran prior to Middle East visitCairo: Terrorism will top the agenda during Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf's visit to Egypt, analysts believe. "Musharraf's greatest concern in common with…
Owner of Al Rabea for Car Trade flees with LE 16 million, police say
CAIRO: More than 100 complaints have been filed with the police against Karim Nashaat, the owner of Al Rabea for Car Trade, accusing him of stealing clients' deferment payments and…
Al Gore's "Truth" is hard to stomach
Climatic shifts could change Egypt foreverCairo: In his review of global warming Al Gore-narrated documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Pulitzer Prize winner critic Roger Ebert said In 39 years, I have…