Egyptian shares slip on local sentiment
Egyptian shares slipped on Thursday in spite of some strong nine-month results released in the past 10 days and some heavy buying by foreigners.Brokers said local retail investors were now…
Telecom Egypt profits from Vodafone Egypt hit LE 550 mln
Profits of Telecom Egypt, achieved from its 48.9 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt, exceeded LE 550 million over the first nine months of this year, said Chairman of Egypt Telecom…
S&P maintains Egypt rating, says deficit is key
Ratings agency Standard & Poor s on Thursday maintained Egypt s long-term sovereign credit ratings at BB+ for foreign currency and BBB- for local currency.It said it could raise the…
Present and Tense: A king in waiting
I've had it with the leftists. All this mumbo jumbo about human rights, empowering women, and the rights of the Islamists to run for office is not only bad for…
Syria and Iran: To Engage or Not to Engage
As the United States veers from its modus operandi in Iraq and contemplates alliances with Syria and Iran to remedy Iraq's catastrophic reality, the question of dialogue remains at the…
UN report draws attention to deteriorating human rights in Palestinian territories
Renewed violence as Israel responds to first lethal rocket attack since 2005CAIRO: Warplanes raided targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday in response to rocket attacks that killed an Israeli woman…
Mubarak to introduce constitutional amendments
But will the reforms go far enough, ask analystsThe Egyptian political arena is rife with speculation regarding President Hosni Mubarak's promised package of democratic reforms and his speech to Parliament…
Protest in response to Beit Hanoun killings called off after security threats
CAIRO: A protest planned by Kefaya, the Revolutionary Socialists, and the Muslim Brotherhood in response to the recent killings of Palestinian women and children in Beit Hanoun was called off…
Egypt sinks South Africa from early goal
Reuters LONDON: An early goal by striker Emad Moteab handed African champions Egypt a 1-0 win over World Cup 2010 hosts South Africa in a friendly in London on Wednesday.…
