Egypt reports two new human cases of bird flu
CAIRO: Egypt reported two new human cases Sunday of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has already killed two Egyptians and infected four others in recent weeks. Health…
Inquiry blames ferry captain for shipwreck
CAIRO: Initial results of an inquiry into the February shipwreck of the Al-Salaam 98 ferry in which 1,000 people died indicated that the captain was to blame, Transport Minister Mohammed…
Egypt bans wife of ferry owner from travel
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have banned the wife of the owner of the ferry that sank in the Red Sea, killing about 1,000 people, from leaving the country, an official at…
Bank of Alexandria headed for the block
CAIRO: Jockeying is getting underway ahead of the planned privatization this summer of Bank of Alexandria (BOA), the country s first large, publicly owned lender to go on the block.…
Egypt urges restraint after Mideast flare-up
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak urged Palestinians and Israelis to exercise restraint after the latest wave of violence and called for a rapid return to peace talks, in an interview published…
Al-Wafd party infighting turns violent
CAIRO: Infighting between different factions within the Al-Wafd party turned violent Saturday, following each side's failed attempts to reclaim the Dokki headquarters ended in bloodshed; at least 21 (according to…
Draft law on economic courts will go to parliament in two weeks
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced yesterday that a long-anticipated law for special economic courts will be sent to parliament in two weeks.Speaking at the fourth annual Economist Conference, Nazif…
Egypt, Italy hold Textile, Leather and Agro-business Forum
CAIRO: In order to attract Italian investments in Egypt, the General Authority for Investments and Free Zones (GAFI), in partnership with the United Nations industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will hold…
Turning Egypt around
CAIRO: The fourth Business Roundtable with the Egyptian government, a turnkey event attended by the country's government and business leaders, took place yesterday. An intensely interactive day of discussions and…
Pouncing on the competition
CAIRO: Go ahead and watch Syriana. Munich? Better you than me. I see enough aggression and violence on a daily basis in the news, and I'd rather enter a movie…
