Orascom to eye acquisitions after IPO
ALGIERS: Orascom Telecom (OT) will eye more acquisitions including a bid for…
Median o/n interbank rate rises to 8.6125 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound rose to…
Egypt to offer 20 percent of EgyptAir
CAIRO: Egypt is preparing to offer 20 percent of state-owned airline EgyptAir…
Detained Egypt, Saudi suspects lynched in Iraq second city
BASRA, Iraq: Eleven suspected foreign fighters from Egypt and Saudi Arabia were…
Citing irregularities, rights activists appeal for Nour retrial
CAIRO: Human rights activists are appealing to judicial authorities for a retrial…
Egypt sets up gas shipping firm
CAIRO: Egypt has set up a joint venture shipping company to transport…
Government to spend LE 1 billion on bad loans to small and medium businesses
CAIRO: Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros-Ghali announced that the government has earmarked…
Opposition leader seeks nuclear reactors
CAIRO: Imprisoned opposition leader Ayman Nour asked U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza…
Rice meets with democracy activists, adviser to top Islamic cleric
CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with democracy activists Wednesday…
Lebanon's BLOM eyes retail in its new Egypt market
CAIRO: Lebanese bank BLOM plans to double the number of branches at…