Turkey sees Caspian, Mideast gas in Europe next year
ANKARA: Turkey s pipelines will be ready in 2008 for suppliers to pump their natural gas to the European market, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Tuesday. Starting in…
Ministry of Trade & Industry bans use of plastic alternatives to steel rebars
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has imposed a ban on the use of plastic alternatives for steel rebars in construction activities, as home builders ignored warns on the…
Government appeals to businesses to execute public service projects at regional conference
IFC Regional VP: visible results, transparency a must to earn public, private sector confidenceCAIRO: The Ministers of Investment and Finance (MoI) and (MoF) continued their 2006-launched drive to encourage businesses…
Saudi, Egyptian FMs to visit Jordan amid peace moves
AMMAN: The foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia will visit Jordan this week for talks with King Abdullah II on reviving the Middle East peace process, the government spokesman…
Egypt arrests 18 in Muslim Brotherhood crackdown
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces arrested 18 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, cranking up pressure on the group ahead of a referendum due in April on constitutional amendments the…
INTERVIEW: Improving US and Arab World Relations: An Interview with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser
Michael Kaiser is the President of the John F. Kennedy Center and is the organizer of the 2007 Arab Arts Symposium scheduled for Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and…
Rice to meet with 'Arab Quartet' in Egypt
CAIRO: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Egypt on March 25 to meet with the so-called Arab Quartet on Middle East peace, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul…
Egypt names first female judges
Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt s judiciary chief has named the country s first female judges despite opposition from conservative Muslims, according to a decree published Wednesday.Mukbil Shakir, the head of…
Egypt, Turkey move toward free trade by 2020
Kassem: Egyptian textiles producers should not be threatened by liberalization CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid said Thursday the free trade agreement with Turkey entering implementation this…