Open Source gaining ground in Egypt and worldwide
CAIRO: Open source software and its specific application to internet-enabled telephony could make a powerful change for Egyptian businesses, asserted web telephony leader Mark Spencer at an OpenCraft technical seminar…
Suez War changed the geopolitical map of the time
French and British failure signaled the end of colonialismCAIRO: The repercussions of the 1956 Suez War, known as the Tripartite Aggression, transgressed local and regional levels to have a worldwide…
Mubarak to Meet Olmert in Sharm
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm El Sheikh next week an Israeli official told the press Tuesday.Mubarak and Olmert are expected…
Abul Gheit: Captured Israeli soldier still alive
JERUSALEM: The Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants last June is still alive, the visiting Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Abul Gheit, said Wednesday.Abul Gheit said Egypt is working to win…
Egypt pound o/n interbank rate dips to 9.75 percent
CAIRO: Egypt s median overnight interbank rate slipped to 9.75 percent on Wednesday from 9.772 percent on Tuesday as fewer banks bought certificates of deposits in auctions from the central…
Women bear the brunt of bird flu
CAIRO: Judging from the gender ratio of infections in Egypt, women are most at risk of avian influenza contagion than men, said Hamdi Abdel Wahed, media official at the health…
Egypt marks 50th anniversary of end of Suez war
PORT SAID: Egypt marked Saturday the 50th anniversary of the end of the Suez crisis that began saw a British and French airborne invasion of the canal zone shortly after…
Bad weather hits Egyptian ports, Suez Canal
CAIRO: Authorities closed five ports on Wednesday and prevented some oil tankers and ships from passing through the Suez Canal because of bad weather, officials said. The Suez Canal Authority…
Late Meteb goal hands Ahly victory over ENPPI
CAIRO: Emad Meteb struck deep in stoppage time to give 10-man Ahly a stunning 2-1 win over ENPPI in the Egyptian league on Tuesday.Meteb chested down Flavio Amado s header…
