Should you buy Vimpelcom ahead of Africa foray?
MOSCOW: Russian mobile phone operator Vimpelcom is in talks with Egyptian businessman…
Dana Gas makes new gas discovery in Egypt
UAE-based Dana Gas said on Sunday it had made another gas discovery…
Growth in a Buddhist economy
NEW YORK: I have just returned from Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom of…
Arab League notes pessimism in region about Mideast talks
CAIRO: Arab League chief Amr Mousa said on Wednesday that there was…
Algeria drops Orascom Tel ads from state TV: source
ALGIERS: Algeria has dropped Orascom Telecom's adverts from all of the country's…
Desertec seeks new shareholders, in talks
BERLIN: Desertec, the world's most ambitious solar power project, is courting new…
Abbas, Barak held secret meeting in Jordan, says Israeli media
JERUSALEM: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak have…
Egypt pound hits new 3-1/2 yr low to dlr
The Egyptian pound traded as low as 5.7055 to the dollar on…
Libyan leader seeks EU cash to prevent “black Europe”
ROME: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, on a visit to Rome, said Monday…
Sawiris faces new creditor tussle over Wind Hellas
LONDON: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris will struggle to pull the same rabbit…