Africa's biggest trade bloc agrees tax system
ReutersNAIROBI: Africa s biggest trade bloc Comesa approved a common external tariff system on Wednesday, clearing a major hurdle for a customs union intended to boost trade in some of…
Russia sponsors conference to bring Muslims and Christians together
CAIRO: The idea seemed upside down at the beginning. Russia sponsors a conference on Islam: Tradition and Ethics not within its own borders, but in Egypt. The conference began Sunday…
Economic growth at 7.4 pct Jan-March – Nazif
The national economy grew 7.4 percent in the January-March quarter, the third quarter of the 2006/7 financial year, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said on Tuesday. He was quoted by the…
Etisalat Egypt plans to spend $1.4 bln on network
The Egyptian unit of Emirates Telecommunications Corp. said on Monday it planned to invest up to LE 8 billion ($1.41 billion) over the next three years on its network to…
EU will oversee Egypt's Rafah crossing
Solana in Egypt before heading to hotspotCAIRO: At the behest of the Palestinians, the European Union (EU) has agreed to take on a greater role in monitoring the Egypt-Gaza border…
Detention of Brotherhood blogger extended for fifteen days for the third time
CAIRO: The detention of Muslim Brotherhood blogger and journalist Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was extended for the third consecutive time since his arrest on April 14 by the public prosecutor in…
Sweden revokes yet another decision of extraditing Egyptian terrorist suspect
STOCKHOLM/CAIRO: The Swedish government revoked last week its decision to extradite Egyptian citizen Ahmed Agiza. Back in 2001, Agiza was deported to Egypt with the help of the US secret…