Egypt's Alcotexa sells 200 T cotton in past week
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 200 tons of Giza 86 cotton in the week that ended on May 1, an Alcotexa official told Reuters on Sunday.…
Egypt's S. Valley Cement boosts capital for takeover
Shareholders in Egypt's South Valley Cement approved a LE 15 billion ($2.7 billion) capital increase to buy the owner of the Citystars mega-mall in Cairo, the cement firm said on…
Al Futtaim launches two new phases of Cairo Festival City at Next Move
CAIRO: With the opening of Next Move last week, Al Futtaim introduced two new phases of Cairo Festival City: Festival Living and the Business District. Stretching over 3 million square…
400 demonstrate for minimum wage near Cabinet
CAIRO: Over 400 people demonstrated for minimum wages near cabinet headquarters in Downtown Cairo amid heavy riot police presence. Protestors tried to break through the barrier set by riot police…
Foreign Ministry condemns killing of Egyptian in Lebanon
CAIRO: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossam Zaki condemned on Saturday the killing and lynching of Egyptian national Mohamed Selim Muslim in a public square in the village of Ketermaya south of…
Activists, MPs demand Netanyahu's arrest in Egypt
CAIRO: Members of the Kefaya Movement for Change along with members of Parliament filed a request to Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
MPs to go on a peaceful march despite security refusal
CAIRO: Opposition and independent MPs, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, will organize a peaceful march on Monday, May 3, despite the Ministry of Interior's refusal to grant them permission.…
Ghali endorses new pensions and insurance law
CAIRO: In an interview on primetime show “Egypt Today,” Ministry of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali discussed the draft pension and insurance law which elicited mixed reactions when it was proposed…
Egypt to build its largest oil refinery
CAIRO: Egypt plans to build an oil refinery with Chinese investment worth $2 billion to supply the domestic market as well as export to China, the state news agency MENA…
Country music with an Islamic flair
He is America’s first Muslim country-western musician, and he has Egyptian roots. With his thick Southern drawl, he speaks Arabic with a novel twang. The Egyptian audience at Kareem Salama’s…