Sunken ferry's data recorders to be raised
CAIRO: Egyptian and foreign salvage experts are preparing to lift the data recorders of a ferry that sunk in the Red Sea earlier this month after locating the ship s…
Deadly bird flu strain found in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt has found its first cases of H5N1 bird flu and is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the deadly virus spreading, the government said on…
U.S. faces dilemma in its regional push for democracy
CAIRO: Democracy activists are accusing the United States government of being too yielding in their response to the People's Assembly vote to delay Egypt's municipal elections for two years. In…
OPIC establishing $225 million regional private equity fund
CAIRO: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an agency of the United States government that supports American private sector investment in the developing world, is in the process of establishing…
Abused women reluctant to come forward
CAIRO: Despite the opening of the first safe-house for women in Cairo, few are choosing to leave their abusive marriages. Oum Mohammed was married when she was 16. From the…
National organs failed to respond to ship disaster, says rights group
CAIRO: Failures within both the private sector and government agencies were to blame for the deaths of some 1,000 people in the Feb. 3 sinking of a passenger ship in…
Four liberal judges face interrogation for claims fellow jurists involved in vote rigging
CAIRO: Four prominent liberal judges, who accused fellow jurists of vote rigging in last year s legislative elections, have been stripped of immunity and will be interrogated by a State…
NSGB says 2005 net profit doubles
CAIRO: Egypt s National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB) said on Thursday its net profit for 2005 doubled to LE 493.4 million ($86.1 million) as net interest income climbed and provisions…
AMOC says 6-month net profit up 68 pct
CAIRO: Egypt s Alexandria Mineral Oils Co (AMOC) reported net profit of LE 331.8 million ($57.9 million) for the six months to Dec. 31, 2005, a rise of 68 percent…
Toshka makes desert bloom … But for whom?
TOSHKA, Egypt: The organic tomatoes are red and juicy, the potatoes massive and flawless. But they are sitting by the roadside in the Western Desert, 250 km (150 miles) from…
