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…

Reuters

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…

Reuters

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…

Noozz

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…

Sarah El Sirgany

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,…

Sarah El Sirgany

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…

Yasmine Saleh

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.…

Ahmed Maged

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…

Ahmed Maged

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 -…

Farah El Alfy