A vast perspective
CAIRO: With a fleeting first glance you see a faded azure landscape, vast and desolate. Then, slowly - as the images seem to come closer, even as you stand still…
Seventeen bidders vie over Ganope new concessions tender
Seventeen international oil companies have obtained documents of the fourth tender launched by the Egyptian Ganoub El Wadi Holding Petroleum Company (Ganope) earlier this year, said Hassan Akl, chairman of…
London protests support assaulted journalists
Egyptian and British activists rise in support of Egyptian journalistsBy Daily Star Egypt staffCAIRO: After organizing worldwide protests for the judges' cause, Egyptians residing in London, with the help of…
Court case highlights confusion between ministry and the people
CAIRO: When Minister of Interior Habib Al Adly announced that demonstrations needed to have a permit from the ministry before they would be allowed on the street, it was regarded…
Jail time extended for pro-reform protesters
CAIRO: Prosecutors on Tuesday extended the detentions of 164 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and 21 other people for taking part in pro-reform protests earlier this spring.The 164 members…
Arab League calls for meeting to provide relief aid to Darfur
CAIRO: The Arab League called Tuesday for a region-wide meeting next month in Cairo to seek ways to provide aid to Sudan s troubled Darfur region.The 22-member states of the…
Israel impedes development of Gaza gas field
Standoff threatens new Egyptian LNG projectCAIRO: Israeli authorities have held up the development of an offshore natural gas field in Palestinian territory by not responding to a routine request for…
Kuwaiti company to build major container terminal in Egypt
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait and Gulf Link Ports International has signed a $1 billion, 40-year concession agreement to build a major container terminal in Egypt, the KGL PI chairman said Tuesday.…
Interbank rate falls to 8.15 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound fell to 8.15 percent on Wednesday from Tuesday s 8.269 percent as banks awaited the results of a central bank auction,…
Brotherhood calls for release of leaders
Supreme guide issues a statement on the governmentCAIRO: In a statement to the press, Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammad Mahdi Akef renewed his criticism of Gamal Mubarak, the ruling National…
