Japan, World Bank to help Egypt modernize irrigation
CAIRO: Japan, through a $3 million grant, and the World Bank are partnering with Egypt to support the country’s efforts in modernizing irrigation. The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) will…
Egypt sugar beet, cane planting area seen steady: paper
CAIRO: The area planted with sugar beet and cane in Egypt in the 2011/2012 season will hold steady, an official said in remarks published on Wednesday, dousing talk that lucrative…
Egypt extends ban on rice exports: minister
CAIRO: Egypt has extended the ban on rice exports to ensure there is no shortage of supply, Trade Minister Mahmoud Eisa said on Thursday, adding that it was not clear…
Arab League holds ‘frank’ talks with Assad as 19 killed
DAMASCUS: An Arab League team held "frank" talks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Wednesday in a bid to mediate with the opposition, as activists said at least 19 people…
Egypt, Israel prepare for prisoner exchange
JERUSALEM: Israel and Egypt prepared on Thursday for a prisoner swap under which Cairo will free a US-Israeli man accused of being a spy, in exchange for the release of…
Arab Spring activists win Sakharov prize
STRASBOURG: Five Arab Spring activists have won the European parliament's Sakharov prize awarded to campaigners for freedom, a parliamentary source said Thursday. The laureates are Mohamed Bouazizi of Tunisia, awarded…
Journalists vote in delayed syndicate elections
CAIRO: Following delays that threatened postponing the elections, voting for the Journalists’ Syndicate board members was underway by Wednesday evening. Wednesday’s were the first for the syndicate after the cancellation…
Khaled Saeid killers get 7 years, lawyers outraged
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced Wednesday two police informants tried in the case of Khaled Saeid to seven years in a maximum security prison, eliciting shocked…
Pro-Tantawi poster campaign raises controversy
CAIRO: Hundreds of posters calling on Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, to run for president have appeared in several districts of…
Mideast nations agree to end home slaughter of Australian sheep: industry
SYDNEY: Australia's live sheep export industry has reached an agreement with three key Middle East markets to prevent the slaughter of these animals at homes, an executive of the Sheepmeat…