Naga Hammady Copts protest Kyrollos trial at Cairo Cathedral
CAIRO: About 1,000 Coptic Orthodox Christians from Naga Hammady, Qena held a protest at the St. Mark Cathedral Thursday in response to Pope Shenouda III's decision to subject Archbishop Kyrollos…
Egypt holds 56 Brotherhood Islamists after clampdown
CAIRO: Fifty-six Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members have been detained early Thursday amid an ongoing clampdown on the group. Security sources said the men were arrested on charges of belonging to…
Up close with warlord Samir Geagea
Christian warlord Samir Geagea led the Lebanese Forces militia during the 15-year-long Lebanese civil war. At one time, it was the largest militia in the conflict. After the 1989 Taif…
Egypt-brokered Darfur accord signed at France Africa summit
CAIRO: Under French pressure, and presided over by Egypt and Ghana, the leaders of Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic signed an accord in an attempt to stop the…
Egypt to tackle bird flu with in-kind compensation to farmers
CAIRO: Egypt plans to repay in kind farmers, whose birds are culled in areas affected by bird flu, following the failure of a previous financial compensation scheme, a health ministry…
Sawiris pursues remaining Greek telecom Tellas stake, says report
ATHENS: Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris is interested in buying the remaining stake he does not already own in Greek telecom Tellas if it comes up for sale, Greek daily Imerisia…
Case undergoing investigation of Misr Cement Qena transactions for insider trading
MCQ shares up nearly 40 percent in 10 daysCAIRO: Misr Cement Qena (MCQ) shares stabilized Thursday just above the LE 71 mark despite the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange s…
Business Recap: Government launches tender offers for 2210 PPP schools around Egypt
CAIRO: The Ministers of Education, Finance and Investment issued a joint announcement Wednesday for the construction and maintenance of 2210 schools to be built throughout the country, in an attempt…
Stocks rise, Ezz Dekheila jumps
CAIRO: Shares rose for the third straight session on Thursday, with Ezz Dekheila gaining nearly 10 percent on unconfirmed reports the company may buy treasury stocks, traders said.Traders said Ezz…
