Living in the age of "Katkout"
An inane celluloid portrait of modern Egyptian man? Mohamed Saad is a genius. a young man in front of me uttered these disconcerting words while standing in what seemed like…
Gulf investors control 99 Pct of Egyptian tourism development projects
NoozzInvestors from the Arab Gulf countries control about 99 percent of the total Arab contribution to Egyptian tourist development projects, accounting for LE 403.4 million of total investment estimated at…
Price relief for liver disease patients on the way
Nile Medicine Company to start producing badly needed medication locallyCAIRO: For the first time in the history of the country, antibiotics for liver diseases will be produced locally for 50…
EAC launches expansion plan in Egyptian airports
NOOZThe Egyptian Airports Company has launched a new plan to improve the efficiency of runways in Taba Airport at a cost of LE 15 million, in addition to the construction…
UN-called cease-fire spurs reactions
Coverage on the Israeli-Lebanese conflict continues as the bloodshed seems to be witnessing its last hoursCAIRO: Egypt's newspapers continue to report on what they call "the last hours of the…
Court orders top Muslim Brotherhood leaders released
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has ordered the release of two leaders from Egypt s largest Muslim activist group after being jailed for organizing pro-reform protests, police officials and the group…
Abul-Gheit critical of Israeli response to Hezbollah raid
ReutersCAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Monday praised the way the Lebanese group Hezbollah held out against Israel for over four weeks but faulted the Islamist group for possible carelessness.In…
Calyon Egypt H1 net profit rises 81 percent
CAIRO: Calyon Bank Egypt reported an 81 percent rise in net profit in the first half of 2006 to LE 35.3 million ($6.1 million), the stock exchange said on Monday.…
"PC for every home" program falls short
New plan aims for 30 percent of households by 2010CAIRO: Twelve companies have purchased the conditions statement for The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology s (MCIT) initiative to re-launch…
HC cuts Egypt mobile target prices
CAIRO: Egyptian brokerage HC Securities cut its target prices for Egypt s mobile phone operators, predicting they will have to buy 3G licences.HC cut its target for Mobinil to 192…
