Opposition leader seeks nuclear reactors
CAIRO: Imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour asked U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday to look into whether Egypt can benefit from a U.S. offer to help developing countries…
Rice meets with democracy activists, adviser to top Islamic cleric
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with democracy activists Wednesday as she continued a Mideast trip complicated by disagreements over the militant group Hamas. For the first time,…
Lebanon's BLOM eyes retail in its new Egypt market
CAIRO: Lebanese bank BLOM plans to double the number of branches at its newly acquired Egyptian operation to 16 in 2006, part of a plan to expand the retail business,…
Omar Effendi for sale
CAIRO: Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin announced last Monday that the employees of Omar Effendi, Egypt's largest state-owned department store chain, with more than 80 outlets, will retain their company…
U.S. Middle East policy: Between Iraq and the hard guys
This week's visit to the region by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brings with it another reminder that U.S. Middle East policy is firmly wedged between Iraq and the hard…
Bird flu hits Egypt's multi-billion-dollar poultry industry
CAIRO: The sudden outbreak of avian influenza in Egypt has dealt a huge blow to the poultry industry, in a country which consumes 800 million birds a year and exports…
Police arrest 15 people after Muslim-Christian clashes in Egyptian village
CAIRO: Police have arrested 15 people after clashes between Muslims and Christians in a village south of the capital, police officials said Tuesday.Police cordoned off Ezzbat Wassif on Tuesday and…
Report cites technical failure in Egypt Boeing crash
CAIRO: The final report on the crash of a Flash Airlines plane carrying French tourists two years ago off the coast of Egypt cites a failure in the automatic pilot…
Hundreds of Egyptians gather in protest
CAIRO: A few hundred Egyptians, waving the bright yellow or orange banners of their opposition movements, gathered on the grounds of Cairo University on Tuesday to rally against a range…
Second Algerian fixed-line network to start up Thursday
ALGIERS: Egypt-based Orascom Telecom (OT) and Telecom Egypt will start operating Algeria s second fixed-line telephone network this week, officials said on Monday. State-owned Algerie Telecom, currently the sole fixed-line…