Egypt says earning $5.5/mln BTU for LNG
CAIRO: Egypt has earned an average of $5.5 per million British thermal units (BTUs) for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) it has exported since exports began in early 2005, Oil…
Orascom Telecom says it has 50 million subscribers
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom said on Thursday its subscriber base has grown to 50 million, up from 46.5 million in September and 30 million a year ago.Orascom Chariman Naguib Sawiris said…
Insurance Federation investigates anti-terrorism insurance policy
CAIRO: The Insurance Federation of Egypt is investigating a proposal for an insurance policy against risks of terrorism, which may be presented to regulators for approval.Elhamy Al-Kady, the Secretary General…
Sri Lankan film substitutes minimum dialogue with artistic cinematography
SankaraDirector and scriptwriter: Prasanna JayakodyCast: Thumindhu Dodantenna, Sanchini Ayendra, Nilupa Heenkendaarachchi and KA Milton PereraCAIRO: The struggle between the material and the spiritual takes center stage in Sankara, the Sri-Lankan…
Mexican film eyes the Golden Pyramid Award
La Ultima Mirada (The Last Gaze)Director and scriptwriter: Patricia Arriaga JordanCast: Sergi Mateu, Marisol Centeno, Arcelia Ramirez, Gina MorettCAIRO: One of the strongest contenders in this year s festival competition,…
Car with no brakes kills six pedestrians
CAIRO: A truck carrying fuel for Misr petroleum ran amuck in Al Sayeda Aisha district of Old Cairo killing six people, including two infants.Police investigations indicated that the car s…
Truck crash kills 10 in southern Cairo
CAIRO: Ten people died and seven were seriously injured when a truck crashed into a microbus cab on the Quraimat Road, Al Saf in the southern parts of the capital.…
Three's quite the crowd
CAIRO: A woman who married two men at the same time was reported to the police by her second husband, who had tied the knot without prior knowledge that she…
So much garbage
Don't bin it, rehabilitate itCAIRO: At a workshop on Sunday a group of young people from three poor Cairo districts - Bolaq El Dakroor, Manshiet Nasser and Al-Darb El-Ahmar -…
