Showtime reassesses the regional market with new packages and pursues niche sports
CAIRO: The paid television network Showtime recently launched three new packages in response to it s assessment of the regional market.The new packages are based on the company s market…
Egypt and Cyprus sign five cooperation deals
CAIRO: Egypt and Cyprus signed five cooperation deals on Thursday, including an agreement on oil and gas prospection, during Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos visit to Cairo. The accords, which also…
AMOC net profit up 28 percent
CAIRO: Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (AMOC) reported net profit of LE 509.2 million ($88.4 million) for the nine months to March 31, a rise of 28 percent on the same…
Telenor has no Africa growth plan after Egypt
OSLO: Norway s largest telecoms group Telenor is not looking to expand into other African countries despite submitting a bid for a mobile license in Egypt, Chief Executive Jon Fredrik…
Reforms to slash budget deficit level
CAIRO: More tax revenues and economic reforms will help Egypt s government slash its budget deficit to 2 to 3 percent of gross domestic product in three to four years,…
Fifth death from bird flu reported
GENEVA: An Egyptian woman died Thursday of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the fifth fatal case in the country, the official MENA news agency reported. Meanwhile, the World Health…
Egypt demands St. Louis museum return mummy mask
ST. LOUIS: The Supreme Council of Antiquities has given the Saint Louis Art Museum a May 15 deadline to turn over an ancient burial mask that they believe was taken…
Britain confirms that 14 countries, including Egypt, warned of Mad Cow disease transfusion danger
LONDON: Britain has warned 14 countries that were recipients of British blood products exported in the 1990s could be at risk of developing the human form of mad cow disease,…
Bird flu back in the spotlight
CAIRO: Egypt reported a new human case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza Wednesday, bringing to 13 the total number of Egyptians who have been infected by the deadly…
Doing business with Australia 101
CAIRO: Businesspeople looking for investment opportunities in Australia, trying to locate the most suitable Australian exporters, or simply exploring the option of doing business with the country, gathered together yesterday…
