Desert animal farming, the new frontier
CAIRO: Desert animal farming is contributing considerably to the local production of animals, said an agricultural specialist.Abdel Hamid Azamel, head of the Desert Poultry and Animal Farming department at the…
Egypt Mufti launches website to give voice to moderate Islamic opinions
CAIRO: Egypt s top Muslim cleric (mufti) Sheikh Ali Gomaa, has launched a website to give a voice to moderate Islamic religious opinion, Cairo newspapers reported on Saturday. The new…
Dire forecast for the fate of Iraqi refugees
CAIRO: The US department of public diplomacy and public affairs recently announced that the United States will accept 7,000 Iraqi refugees who will be screened and approved this year by…
Egypt cries racism after Canada football ban for wearing headscarf
CAIRO: Egypt warned against racism and intolerance in Canada after a young girl was expelled from a football tournament for insisting on wearing an Islamic headscarf, the foreign ministry said…
Stocks up 1 percent, Sidi Kerir shines on results
CAIRO: Stocks closed higher on Thursday for the third session in a row, buoyed by positive financial results from Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals and bids and buyouts from listed Egyptian companies,…
Balance of payment posts surplus of $2.9 billion, CBE
CAIRO: The national balance of payment surplus surged to $2.9 billion from July to December of FY2006-2007 compared with $2.6 billion a year earlier. The upsurge of balance of payment…