Saudi king to visit Egypt for Mideast talks
RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah is to visit Egypt on Wednesday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of an Israeli-Egyptian summit, a Saudi official said Tuesday.…
Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza
Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY: Israeli troops staged their first ground operation in the Gaza Strip Tuesday since pulling out of the territory last year, killing three Islamic Jihad militants and…
Protests planned in response to alleged torture
CAIRO: The Hisham Mubarak Law Center has issued a statement which declares a demonstration will take place on Thursday, June 1, in front of Kasr El Nil police station, Garden…
Ooh Ricky!
CAIRO: "We love you, Ricky! screamed the Egyptian audience as the Latin star made his way offstage after a two-hour over-the-top performance on Monday night. The concert at Media City…
A taste of 19th century Egypt
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) Press held its annual Book, Art and Music Festival Monday evening at the newly restored Muhammad Ali Palace, showing off its publications in…
Choosing to speak out
CAIRO: Talk can be cheap, but for the participants of the Bussy Project performance, talking means having the courage to speak up.In a performance exclusively for the American University in…
Egypt trims squad for Spain friendly
CAIRO: African champions Egypt have settled on a 21-man squad for their friendly against World Cup-bound Spain in Elche on Sunday, dropping five players from a preliminary list named by…
Golden Pyramids Plaza considers IPO
CAIRO: Golden Pyramids Plaza, the company that owns CityStars, is studying an initial public offering (IPO) of up to 40 percent of its capital. The company is currently owned by…
Banglalink tops 2 million subscribers
DHAKA: Orascom Telecom s Banglalink, the fastest growing mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, said it had 2 million subscribers in a market that is expected to have 18 million users…
Interbank rate steady at 8.1 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound remained broadly steady at 8.1 percent on Monday, compared with Sunday s 8.086 percent, in the absence of auctions, traders said.…