Google introduces Insights MENA, Google +
CAIRO: In a press conference Monday, Google MENA introduced and briefed attendees on two of its newest programs, Insights MENA and Google +. Insights MENA provides a free online interactive…
Chaotic Mubarak trial worries martyrs’ families
CAIRO: Moustafa Morsy arrived at the Cairo court room on Monday morning, hoping to get some justice for his 22-year-old son, shot dead during protests that ousted Egypt's president Hosni…
Second anti-SCAF blogging day scheduled for Friday
CAIRO: Online activists called for a second day of blogging about the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Friday Aug. 19. The call – which bids for blogging about…
Orascom Development posts loss amid unrest
CAIRO: Egypt's Orascom Development slumped to a loss in the first half of 2011, hit by the economic disruption caused by the country's popular uprising and the strengthening of its…
Amer Group H1 net falls 13 pct-bourse
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate company Amer Group's first-half net profit fell 13 percent to LE 201.4 million ($33.7 million), the bourse said on Tuesday. Amer, a property conglomerate, began trading…
Egyptian Resorts H1 net profit tumbles 80 percent
CAIRO: Real estate firm Egyptian Resorts posted an 80 percent decline in first-half net profit as growing revenues from tourism and utilities failed to compensate for the firm's inability to…
Maridive posts H1 profit of $36 mln
CAIRO: Egypt's Maridive and Oil Services posted a 37 percent increase in first-half profit and analysts said it had secured more construction contracts than in the same period of 2010.…
Beltone Financial revenues drop in H1 2011
CAIRO: Beltone Financial Holding’s bottom line saw a loss of LE 5.631 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared to a loss of LE 9.785 million during the same…
New bank opens to maintain Saudi investments in Egypt
CAIRO: A new bank will be established in Egypt to “maintain the safety of the assets of Saudi investments and support small businesses,” SPA, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency, reported.…
Visa, Lonely Planet partner to support Egypt’s tourism
CAIRO: Lonely Planet and Visa teamed up to create a travel microsite featuring expert information on destinations and the best way to access money abroad, according to a statement. Travelers…