Government to add 1,000 megawatts to national electricity grid in 2007
2007-12 plan calls for LE 46 billion in investmentsCAIRO: Four power stations with an estimated output of 1,000 megawatts will join the national electricity grid by the end of 2007,…
Twelve parties rejected by the Supreme Administrative court
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative court upheld on Jan. 6 a ruling issued by the political parties committee rejecting the applications of 12 groups for official recognition and status. They said…
Egypt, France agree on resolution of Lebanon crisis
CAIRO: The French foreign minister called on Lebanese political factions to end their confrontation ahead of an international donors conference, saying during his brief Mideast visit Saturday that stability was…
Misr Insurance wins $332 mln oil deal
Cairo: State-owned Misr Insurance Company has won a bid offered by a consortium of four oil companies for underwriting a new $332 million project.Ahmad Morsi, oil and engineering insurance officer…
Prince of Egypt endures for 47 years
HANCOCK, Michigan: Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he d checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along with a check for 47 years worth of late fees.Nuranen…
Sports talk: Egyptian patriotism to shine at upcoming Games
CAIRO: Nothing gets the patriotic adrenalin going more than wars and sport. Thank God, we're not involved in the former which makes the Pan-Arab Games and All-Africa Games, both to…
German-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology
Cairo: The year 2007 will be dedicated to scientific discourse and co-operation between Germany and Egypt. On Jan.8 at 10:30 am Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Dr…
2007's first capital punishment sentences passed
CAIRO: Two men have been sentenced to death for killing another man who had reportedly courted a girlfriend of one of the accused, reported Al Akhbar, highlighting that this is…
Police crack down on sexual harassment during Eid
CAIRO: A redux of the sexual harassment incidents that shocked Cairenes during Eid El-Fitr in October 2006 plagued the city yet again on Eid Al-Adha. Incidents of harassment were reported…
