Extreme marathon runners cross two thirds of Sahara in UN bid to focus on water needs
NEW YORK: Running the equivalent of two marathons a day in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, three young athletes have pounded approximately two thirds of their way across…
Egypt improves Human Development Report ranking
Literacy up to 71.4 percent, but water issues persistCAIRO: Egypt moved up 8 places to No. 111 out of 177 countries on the United Nations Development Program s (UNDP) annual…
Russian dies while diving in the Red Sea
CAIRO: A Russian has died while diving at a depth of 100 m in the Red Sea, Egyptian police said Tuesday. He was the fourth Russian diver to drown this…
Construction tenders for first phase of Metro Line 3 completed
OCI earns 23 percent share in first phaseCAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced yesterday it has won a total of LE 1 billion in construction projects for the first of…
CDM projects face to reduce harmful emissions
CAIRO: In an effort to exchange experience and strengthen partnership between Egyptian and British businesses in the field of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the UK-Egypt Climate Change Business Seminar focused…
Hidelina owner asks to have his immunity withdrawn
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) agreed Monday Jan. 15 to strip MP Hani Surur, chairman of the Hidelina company implicated in the recent infected blood bags scandal, of his…
Protesters rally outside Egypt's Washington embassy for blogger's release
CAIRO: A rally was held Friday in front of the Egyptian embassy in Washington DC to call for the release of blogger Abdel Karim Soliman Amer, who has been detained…
Government to start measures to curb Israeli component in QIZ agreement
Cairo: The Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) Unit at the Ministry of Trade and Industry has set off a number of measures to cut down the Israeli component requirement by one…
Misr Insurance plans to launch Iraq operation
Cairo: State-owned Misr Insurance Company plans to launch a new arm in the Iraqi market with a capital estimated at LE 30 million. The move represents the first initiative of…