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Heliopolis Housing 9M net up 33 pct: bourse

Egyptian developer Heliopolis Housing increased its net profit by 33 percent in…

Reuters

Orascom Development approves cash distribution

Orascom Development Holding shareholders agreed on Tuesday to a 0.65 Swiss franc…

Reuters

Egypt's PA passes PPP law

CAIRO: After two years of preparation, the People’s Assembly (PA) ratified the…

Christopher Le Coq

Egypt GDP growth could hit 5.3 pct in 2009/10

CAIRO: Egypt said on Wednesday its economy could grow 5.3 percent this…

Yasmine Saleh

GB Auto Q1 net jumps on Egypt, Iraq sales

CAIRO: Egypt's GB Auto reported on Tuesday a leap in first-quarter net…

Sherine El Madany

Egypt index ends flat on global woes

CAIRO: Egypt's main index ended almost flat with traders expecting negative investor…

Reuters

Lack of standardization hobbles Islamic finance

DUBAI/KUALA LUMPUR: Wrangling among scholars and wiggle room in interpretation of Sharia…

Daily News Egypt

Iraqi commission to end election work

BAGHDAD: Iraq's committee charged with vetting officials for ties to Saddam Hussein's…

AP
AP

Sectarian rivalry divides Nigerian city

JOS, Nigeria: Rows of dozens of blackened and roofless houses and stalls…

Daily News Egypt

UN expects 315,000 Somali refugees

GENEVA: The UN refugee agency says an estimated 315,000 Somalis will be…

AP
AP