Egyptian-Indian company to launch $950 million investment project in Edfu
CAIRO: An Indian-Egyptian company has won the 2005 Investor of the Year Award, given out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), for selecting Egypt as the location…
UK's Melrose to buy Egyptian partner for $265 million
LONDON: Britain s Melrose Resources Plc said on Thursday it was buying partner Merlon Petroleum Company for $265 million in cash to gain full control of the pair s oil…
Life in rural Egypt
CAIRO: Abdel Hakim Kasem s Ayam El Ensan EL Sabaa (The Seven Days of Man) paints a unique and detailed picture of life in a small village in Egypt. The…
Choosing a party
CAIRO: Egypt has been immersed in a political transition period for over a year. From the first multi-candidate presidential elections to the violence-marred parliamentary elections, the country has witnessed its…
Government launches anti-bird flu training program
CAIRO: The government launched a training program this week to prepare professionals and volunteers involved in combating the spread of the potentially pathogenic H5N1 avian virus. Faced with a deepening…
Dow Jones launches Egyptian index
CAIRO: A new blue-chip index for top-performing Egyptian stocks has been established by Dow Jones Indexes. The creator of the renowned Dow Jones Industrial Average unveiled its latest index yesterday.…
Al-Sadr: Comments serve the enemy
BAGHDAD: The Egyptian president s claim that Shiite Muslims in Iraq and the Middle East are more loyal to Iran than their own countries serve only the enemy, Iraq s…
Egypt frees 950 former militants
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have released some 950 detained former members of the militant Gamaa Al-Islamiya (Islamic Group) in the past six weeks, including 300 on Tuesday, police sources said on…
Activists accuse government of fabricating cases against opposition
CAIRO: Activists accused the state of fabricating evidence to support criminal charges against members of the political opposition. In spite of their relative infrequency, these operations have wide and long…
Iraqi delegation absent as Arab foreign ministers meet in Cairo
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers began meeting Wednesday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to discuss Iraq, without the presence of their Iraqi counterpart, an AFP photographer reported. Earlier, Saudi…