Reuters
Telecom Egypt says 2011 net profit declined 6.8%
Business
February 23, 2012
Telecom Egypt says 2011 net profit declined 6.8%
Landline monopoly Telecom Egypt said on Thursday its 2011 net profit fell 6.8 percent year on year to LE2.93 billion.…
Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests
World
February 23, 2012
Taliban urge Afghans to kill ‘invaders’ amid new protests
The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies…
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how…
Govt to offer citizens abroad US$2 bln in certificates of deposit
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Govt to offer citizens abroad US$2 bln in certificates of deposit
Egypt will offer its citizens living outside the country US$2 billion in three- and five-year certificates of deposit (CDs) within…
Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
The trail of counterfeit copies of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin leads to an address in a crowded Cairo suburb,…
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
World
February 21, 2012
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage…
Central Bank sells more dollar T-bills than it sought
Business
February 21, 2012
Central Bank sells more dollar T-bills than it sought
The Central Bank of Egypt said it sold more one-year US-dollar-denominated treasury bills on Tuesday than it had sought and…
Egypt to sell short-term dollar debt in March, report says
Business
February 21, 2012
Egypt to sell short-term dollar debt in March, report says
CAIRO — Egypt plans to offer US-dollar certificates of deposit to Egyptians living abroad at the beginning of March to…
Tunisian parliament bloc proposes Islamic constitution
World
February 21, 2012
Tunisian parliament bloc proposes Islamic constitution
TUNIS — The third-largest party in Tunisia's constituent assembly, charged with writing a new constitution, proposed on Monday a draft…
Yemen votes for post-Saleh era amid violence
World
February 21, 2012
Yemen votes for post-Saleh era amid violence
Yemenis began voting on Tuesday to replace President Ali Abdullah Saleh in an election many hope will give Yemen a…