Palestinians insult Egyptian leadership during march to support Hezbollah
RAMALLAH: More than 2,000 Palestinians denounced moderate Arab leaders in a march in support of Hezbollah yesterday.The protesters marched through Ramallah s main thoroughfare, carrying pictures of Hassan Nasrallah, leader…
MobiNil says defers applying for 3G license
CAIRO: Egyptian mobile phone service operator MobiNil said on Monday it would defer making a decision on whether to apply for a license for higher-bandwidth 3G technology for a year…
Public banks to receive $1 billion capital increase
CAIRO: Having recently been downgraded by the ratings agency Moody s, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) will share a capital injection of $1 billion (LE 5.7 billion) with the Banque…
Shaaban Abdel Rahim releases a new song in protest of Israel
CAIRO: A populist crooner who won fame for his ditty I Hate Israel is releasing a new song in protest against Israel s attack on Hezbollah, his production manager announced…
Blissful night
ŠΘ###The beautiful wedding at the JW Marriot was attended by many ministers, businesspeople and celebrities, here, Mr. and Mrs. Sameh Fahmy (Minister of Petroleum) with his daughter Samar and her…
"Wesh Egram" Premiere
ŠΘ###The movie stars' Boushra and Khaled Zaki in addition to director Wael Ihsan, producer Esaad Younes and fans attended the event, here, Esaad Younes and Wael Ihsan##Khaled Zaki, Mohammed Heniedy…
Celebrating Egyptian folklore
The First Folkloric Arts Festival honors its pioneersCAIRO: Egypt's first Folkloric Arts Festival took place at El Sawy Cultural Center from Friday, July 28 until July 30, featuring performances by…
Orascom Telecom pulls out from Serbian operation bid
CAIRO: The Egyptian communication company Orascom Telecom (OT) pulled out from the contest over 70 percent of Serbian Mobi 63 Company that the Serbian government has marked for privatization. The…
Exports of natural gas hit 1.9 trillion cubic feet in 2005-6
NOOZZCAIRO: Egyptian natural gas exports amounted to 1.9 trillion cubic feet (or 40 million tons) during fiscal year 2005-6, according to the Egyptian Holding Company for Natural Gases, EGAS.Chairman of…
Etisalat rebuff potential bidders
Winner of Egypt s third mobile license puts rumors to restCAIRO: Etisalat, the UAE-based mobile operator that was recently awarded the third Egyptian mobile license, will not be selling any…
