Mobinil agrees to suspend EDGE
NTRA says company never obtained permission to offer technologyCAIRO: Mobinil has agreed to suspend using Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) technology until its dispute with the National Telecommunication Regulatory…
Lucent Technologies and TeleTech to Deploy CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Trial Network to Offer High-Speed Wireless Data Connectivity to Egypt s SchoolsCAIRO: Egyptian Ministers of Communications and IT and Education Attended the Kickoff of the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Technology and WiFi…
Record Rice Yields for Egypt
WASHINGTON/ROME/KRASNODAR: Egypt has achieved record rice yields with varieties that included hybrids developed locally under an FAO-led project. The world s highest national average rice yield in 2005 was 3.8…
Technical retail trade pushes Egypt stocks lower
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks fell on Wednesday after retail investors sold on technicals, but bigger stocks were supported by foreigners and institutions trading on fundamentals, traders said. There s no fundamental…
Egypt arrests 95 over suspected militant links
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have arrested close to 95 people suspected of links to Islamic militancy in sweeps north of the capital, security sources said on Tuesday. The sources said…
Arab states seek to push Mideast peace plan
Associated PressCAIRO: Arab foreign ministers met Wednesday to promote a plan to revive the deadlocked Middle East peace process amid wide Arab fears the recent war inLebanon helped boost the…
Vodafone Egypt and Raya Join Forces in TELECOM
CAIRO: In a step to explore the opportunities and synergies between both companies, Vodafone Egypt (VFE) and Raya Holdings (Raya) announced today Raya's acceptance, in principle, of VFE's offer to…
Band capitalizes on diversity
Salalem's musical choice eclectic but promisingAlthough the band is still quite new, Salalem is already demonstrating a lot of potential. Refusing to stick to one type of music, they've made…
Egypt train crash report cites series of failures
CAIRO: An Egyptian government probe into the causes of Egypt s deadliest rail accident in four years blamed a series of human, technical and administrative failures on Tuesday for the…
Key suspect in Egypt mass-mutilation killings found innocent
CAIRO: The principal suspect in the gruesome killing of 10 people, including four children, in an Egyptian village in December 2005 was cleared of all charges by a court on…