Administrative development ministry launches project to combat corruption
CAIRO: The Ministry of State for Administrative Development launched a joint technical assistance project aimed at establishing an effective mechanism to combat corruption and money laundering in Egypt, with the…
US veto threat slams Palestinian spring, provokes Egyptian youth
CAIRO: "My country will continue to be my wound…until it's returned and I return ,"said Roqayah Tbeileh, 21, a Palestinian student in Cairo who has lived for decades with the…
Egypt condemns Israeli plan to expand settlements
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday condemned an Israeli decision to construct 1,100 Jewish settlers homes in East Jerusalem and called the move "provocative". Egypt, which has a peace treaty with Israel,…
Election timetable set, says report
CAIRO: Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak's regime will be held in 12 stages, including run-offs, over a period of four months, according to details…
Egypt remains top destination for American hardwood lumber in first half of 2011
CAIRO: Amidst the political unrest that has affected Egypt this year, the country has maintained its position as one of the top destinations within the Middle East and North African…
Egypt stocks continue to fall
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks continued to decline Wednesday after falling LE 3.4 billion ($570 million) on Tuesday, as a result of a sell-off by Egyptian shareholders. EGX 30 also continues to…
Israel raises alarm over Sinai-Gaza cooperation
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak both warned in interviews published on Wednesday that the situation in Egypt's Sinai poses a "very troubling" threat to…
Former information minister gets 7 years for corruption
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Wednesday sentenced the former information minister to seven years behind bars and the former head of state TV to five years on corruption charges. Judge…
Tetra Pak Egypt holds third Innovation Day conference focusing on portfolio innovations
CAIRO: Food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak held its third annual Innovation Day to share with the Egyptian food industry the recent technologies and expertise it uses globally.…
South American-Arab summit reset for 2012
LIMA: A third summit between South American nations and countries in the Arab world —postponed earlier by the "Arab Spring" — will take place in one year, Peru's foreign minister…