No jail for 4 officials in theater fire
BENI SUEF: An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday threw out the jail sentences of four culture ministry officials convicted of negligence in a fire and stampede that killed 50 people…
World Bank ready to finance Egyptian nuclear energy ventures
CAIRO: The bank is ready to finance any Egyptian peaceful nuclear energy ventures if the government asked for it, World Bank Executive Director Mohamed Kamel Amr was reported to have…
Demand for housing in Cairo is 603,000 units, says study
CAIRO: Demand for housing in Greater Cairo, which includes Cairo, Giza and Qalioubya governorates, is estimated at 603,700 units, according to the initial results of a study conducted jointly by…
Turkey sees Caspian, Mideast gas in Europe next year
ANKARA: Turkey s pipelines will be ready in 2008 for suppliers to pump their natural gas to the European market, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Tuesday. Starting in…
Ministry of Trade & Industry bans use of plastic alternatives to steel rebars
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has imposed a ban on the use of plastic alternatives for steel rebars in construction activities, as home builders ignored warns on the…
Government appeals to businesses to execute public service projects at regional conference
IFC Regional VP: visible results, transparency a must to earn public, private sector confidenceCAIRO: The Ministers of Investment and Finance (MoI) and (MoF) continued their 2006-launched drive to encourage businesses…
Saudi, Egyptian FMs to visit Jordan amid peace moves
AMMAN: The foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia will visit Jordan this week for talks with King Abdullah II on reviving the Middle East peace process, the government spokesman…
Egypt arrests 18 in Muslim Brotherhood crackdown
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces arrested 18 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, cranking up pressure on the group ahead of a referendum due in April on constitutional amendments the…
INTERVIEW: Improving US and Arab World Relations: An Interview with Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser
Michael Kaiser is the President of the John F. Kennedy Center and is the organizer of the 2007 Arab Arts Symposium scheduled for Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and…
