Romanian, Italian police dismantle human trafficking gang
BUCHAREST: Italian and Romanian authorities have dismantled a human trafficking network which sexually exploited more than 150 women including minors in the peninsula, police said Friday. "There was a joint…
Lawyers set to strike as colleagues' trial resumes Sunday
CAIRO: Lawyers are planning a one-hour strike on Saturday at noon in all courts and lawyers chambers to protest the ongoing trial against two lawyers involved in an altercation with…
Mubarak hastens draft of personal status law
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak urged a committee formed to draft a personal status law for Coptic Christians to complete its task during the next two months, Naguib Gobrael, a lawyer…
Egypt says 2010 growth expected to reach 6 percent
BEIRUT: Egypt's economic growth for the calendar year of 2010 will reach 6 percent, the country's trade and industry minister said on Thursday. Rachid Mohamed Rachid also said…
Alexandria activist imprisoned after Khaled Saeid protest
Abdel-Fattah was interrogated Monday for the third time in the same week where the prosecutor held him on remand for four days.
Israel may allow international role on Gaza borders: Blair
WASHINGTON: Middle East envoy Tony Blair said Thursday he believes Israel would consider an international presence along the Gaza Strip's borders to allow the entry of goods other than weapons…
SODIC buys into Syrian developer to form Palmyra
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Six of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) said it bought a 50 percent stake in a Syrian developer forming a new company called Palmyra-SODIC.…
Egypt central bank holds interest rates as expected
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank kept key interest rates at a nine-month floor as expected on Thursday, signaling uncertain developments in Europe could crimp foreign investment as an economist warned inflationary…
Egypt GDP growth seen edging up over next 2 years
CAIRO: Egypt's economic growth is seen edging up over the next two years as the most populous Arab country continues to outperform many other regional states, a Reuters poll showed…
Arab 2010 GDP growth seen rising to at least 4 pct: AMF
Growth in Arab economies will accelerate to at least 4 percent on average this year on higher oil prices, while the impact of the euro zone debt crisis will be…