MTC to highlight potential of Egypt's telecom sector at Kuwait in Egypt week

KUWAIT: Under the auspices of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) will sponsor the second Kuwait Week in Egypt conference in Cairo from April 17-19. With Kuwait…

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All options still on the table regarding Iran

CAIRO: In a brief visit to Egypt last week, U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Robert Joseph further rallied Egypt s support for American efforts to end…

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Police continue arrests of Brotherhood members

CAIRO: Police on Sunday detained 100 Muslim Brotherhood activists as part of a crackdown on the Islamist opposition group to undermine its campaign against emergency laws, the group s deputy…

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Mubarak tries to defuse anger over remarks on Shiites

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak has sought to defuse anger over remarks he made about Shiite Muslims being more loyal to Iran than their own countries, saying he was referring only…

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Muslim Brotherhood sees no harm in nuclear Iran

CAIRO: A leading member of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood said on Sunday he saw no harm in an Iranian nuclear weapon because it would help restore the balance between Israel…

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Hamas points donors to Cairo bank with French ties

JERUSALEM: Hamas, facing a funding crisis two weeks after taking over the Palestinian Authority, is asking supporters to deposit money into an Egyptian bank linked to one of France s…

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Stocks tumble 5 percent, in line with Gulf

CAIRO: The benchmark Hermes index fell nearly 5 percent in the first half hour of trade on Sunday, in line with declining Gulf bourses and amid jitters over sectarian clashes…

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Whatever happened to GAFTA?

CAIRO: Arab countries have a reputation of cooperating better with the outside world than amongst themselves. The statistics are telling on the trade front; intra-Arab trade accounts for some 8…

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Violence and confusion take over Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA: In the Cidi Bishr section of the city, parishioners at the Saints Church pushed through wooden barriers and security guards to receive a Palm Sunday blessing. As Egypt s…

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Names and games

We talked about Amr Shabana before but we need to talk about him a little more. He is the number one squash player in the world. Shabana is now the…

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