CRIME SCENE
Murders top crime pages throughout the weekCAIRO: Crime pages in local newspapers this week read like a thriller. While other crimes took place, murders overshadowed most other news.A carpenter killed…
Colombians held by Bedouins arrive at embassy in Cairo
BOGOTA, Colombia: Six Colombians kidnapped by tribesmen and held for months in the Egyptian desert while trying to cross illegally into Israel have arrived safely at Colombia s embassy in…
Egyptian regulator to unveil takeover code on Nov. 1
Reuters DUBAI: Egypt s capital markets regulator will introduce a takeover and acquisition code governing publicly listed companies on Nov. 1, the exchange chairman said. Hani Sarie-Eldin said the Egyptian…
Ministry of Trade struggles to enforce cement price cap
Rachid promises tough measures ; some producers lower factory price to LE 300CAIRO: Almost one month after the government capped the ex-factory and retail prices of cement at LE 290…
Telecom Egypt seeks bigger Vodafone Egypt stake
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt said on Tuesday it would seek to increase its stake in Vodafone Egypt by up to 24.4 percent in a deal worth LE 5.856 billion ($1.02 billion).…
Median interbank rate steady at 9 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound was 9 percent on Tuesday, barely changed from Monday 9.022 percent, with bankers shunning interbank trade in favor of central bank…
Gamal Mubarak slams U.S. ambitions in the region, proposes nuclear development
Ruling party holds major conference amid skepticism over reform plans to pave the way for his son to succeedCAIRO: A meeting of Egypt s ruling party Tuesday offered President Hosni…
Anti-pope protests subside but anger remains
CAIRO: Protests against remarks about Islam by Pope Benedict XVI tapered off in the Middle East on Tuesday but anger remained and there were calls for demonstrations on Friday, the…
Informant's letter to Clinton irrelevant to bomb-plot case, government says
Associated PressNEW YORK: Recent complaints by a discontented paid police informant to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton should have no impact on a subway bomb-plot case, federal prosecutors argue in court…