| U.S. Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus, seized in Miami, was returned to Egypt in a ceremony at the National Geographic Society after a two-year international... | |
| Controversial Egyptian cleric leaves mixed legacy CAIRO -- Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure throughout the Islamic world, died of a heart attack Wednesday while on a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81.Tantawi... |
| Egypt's Mubarak leaves intensive care after surgery Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaks during a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin March 4,... |
| Content to drive growth prospects: Al Mubarak Abu Dhabi: There's tremendous growth potential in the media business in the Middle East, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of twofour54, said Wednesday. Speaking at the Abu Dhabi 2010 Media... |
| Etisalat witnesses growth in Egypt Abu Dhabi: Etisalat's investment in Egypt proves low-income countries will not be "left behind" in the digital revolution, etisalat Chairman Mohammad Omran said yesterday. Since an... |
| Guinea pigs to help ease DRC food crisis - scientists Scientists are examining how to increase guinea pig production to boost food security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where inhabitants keep the rodents as "micro-livestock". The... |
| Mines increasingly discovered in Burundi As peace has returned to Burundi, it becomes clear that more mines than previously expected had been deployed during the civil war. Only recently, "an extremely dangerous" anti-personnel mine was... |
| Head of Egypt s al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia DUBAI: Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of al Azhar, has died on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday, quoting its correspondent.... |
| INTERVIEW-Egypt's Raya uses tech skills to diversify Quote ) aims to diversify into logistics to tap demand in a relatively virgin market as it shifts away from its main technology businesses, the firm's chairman... |
| "Egypt uses torture in terror fight" A new report documents the "systematic use" of torture and other human rights violations in Egypt's counter-terrorism efforts. Those suspected of terrorism, which has a wide definition, can expect... |
| Call for common African food market At the African agriculture summit in Abuja, the proposal of creating a common Africa market of strategic food and agricultural commodities achieved much attention. A scheme that could boost African... |
| Egypt says nuclear treaty 'a trick' Middle Eastern countries feel tricked by the 40-year-old nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), an Egyptian diplomat has warned. Hisham Badr, Egypt's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said on... |
| Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to... |
| UPDATE 1-Egypt's Meditrade seeks at least 30,000 T edible oil CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's Meditrade is looking to buy at least 30,000 tonnes of edible oil for arrival in the second half of April or first half of May, a trader said on ... |
| ANALYSIS-Libya's row with West reflects Gaddafi inner circle RABAT, March 10 (Reuters) - The crisis in relations between Libya and its Western partners is an expression of Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle: a family he protects fiercely but which is torn... |
| Egypt's president out of intensive care unit-report CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's president, who had gallbladder surgery in Germany last week, left the intensive care unit on Wednesday and moved to a regular room, the official Middle East... |
| Mubarak leaves intensive care after operation Cairo - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak left the intensive care unit of a German hospital on Wednesday, four days after having a gall bladder removed, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali said. ... |
| Palo Alto resident fights allegations in Egypt that he's a spy Longtime Palo Alto resident Omer Salem had a terrible surprise last December when he bought a local newspaper in his native Egypt and found himself proclaimed a spy on the cover.Salem, 50, said he... |
| Egypt's Struggle for Democracy Currently, there is little indication of this rally in the virtual world transferring to the real world. Not under this constitution. Therefore, lobbying for constitutional change seems like the... |
| Zuma makes declaration of interests South African President Jacob Zuma today finally provided a list of his financial interests to parliament after the opposition increased its pressure on the ANC... |
| [03/10] Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a... |
| N'sele Chickens Are Back On the Market" Food Crisis Response - AfDB Re-Launches N'sele Farms SPONSOR WIRE Although modest in terms of investment, the resumption of poultry and piggery farms in the former N'Sele Presidential Agro-industrial Domain (DAIPN) in the Democratic Republic of Congo... |
| Egypt's Top Sunni Cleric Dies of Heart Attack at Age 81 Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute waves at the Azhar headquarters in Cairo, Egypt... |
| Senior Vice President, Jeannine B. Scott to Leave Africare "It's been an honor, privilege and pleasure for me to work for an organization whose mandate is so important and to have been able to pursue my life's passion," Scott said as she reflected on her... |
| Egypt's Sheikh Tantawi, head of al-Azhar, dies aged 81 - Summary Cairo/Riyadh - Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of Cairo's al-Azhar and one of the leading authorities of Sunni Islam, died Wednesday in Saudi Arabia aged 81, the Egyptian embassy in... |
| CI Capital says Mobinil dividends higher than expected ) will pay a higher-than-expected dividend for the second half of 2009 and said it was still set on buying the internet unit of one of its main shareholders. Mobinil, Egypt's biggest mobile telecom... |
| Egyptian Electrical Cables profits jump to L.E 60 m Egyptian Electrical Cables-(ELEC) reported its financial results posting a net profit of L.E 60,142,695 for the period from 01/01/2009 till 31/12/2009, compared to a net profit of L.E 40,259,185 in... |
| Societe Arabe De Banque declares $ 0.70 payout ) sent a release to EGX declaring cash dividends of $ 0.70 per share payable on 28/03/2010. Shareholders of record on 23/03/2010 are entitled to cash dividends... |
| Beltone keeps GB AUTO TP at L.E40, says Iraqi business to boost sales ) and kept target price at L.E40.00. The brokerage noted that, the upside of Iraq, for instance, which is a significant upside to the valuation is yet to be included in numbers and said GB Auto... |
| Egypt's controversial top cleric dies CAIRO - Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news... |
| Egypt's top Muslim Imam dies of heart attack /enpproperty--> CAIRO - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayyid Tantawi died of a sudden heart attack Wednesday morning in Saudi Arabia, the official MENA news agency reported. As the country's... |
| Innovation is a key agenda item for Intel in Egypt Innovation is a key agenda item for Intel in Egypt this year. Following the launch of Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Egypt with the Ministry of Education and the Arab Science and... |
| Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack at age 81 Top Egyptian cleric Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news agency... |
| Samsung adds 15X optical zoom high end compact cameras to WB-series Samsung Digital Imaging Company Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, announced the addition of two new models to its WB-series of high zoom, point-and-shoot... |
| Mobinil sets 30-day target to complete Link deal ), the leading mobile operator in Egypt by subscribers, is still trying to buy LINKdotNET and has set itself a target to complete the deal within 30 days, its chairman said on Wednesday. "We have... |
| Egyptian mobile subscribers up 496,000 in January The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt rose to 55.848 million in January from 55.352 million in December, a government website said on Tuesday. Some 496,000 subscribers were added in... |
| Egypt condemns new Israeli settlement plan Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned Wednesday Israel's decision to build 1,600 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying it is "a real peril to peace efforts," the official MENA news... |
| Head of Egypt's al-Azhar dies in Saudi Arabia CAIRO: Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning Al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at... |
| Egypt's inflation slows to 12.8% in February (MENAFN) A report issued by Egypt's statistics agency CAPMAS showed that the country's urban annual consumer price inflation slid to 12.8 percent in the year to February, down from 13.6 percent in... |
| Prominent Egyptian religious leader dies in Saudi - TV Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Al Azhar, has died on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday, quoting its... |
