Egypt
President Mubarak emphasizes ‘national unity’ in televised address
Egypt
October 5, 2010
President Mubarak emphasizes ‘national unity’ in televised address
In a televised speech on Tuesday marking the 37th anniversary of the 1973 war between Egypt and Israel, President Hosni…
Arabs advise Allawi to accept al-Maliki as Iraqi premier, say diplomats
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Arabs advise Allawi to accept al-Maliki as Iraqi premier, say diplomats
Arab diplomats said Tuesday that several key Arab leaders had advised Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister whose Iraqi…
Experts: Iran fatwa on Prophet’s wife will not bridge Sunni-Shia divide
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Experts: Iran fatwa on Prophet’s wife will not bridge Sunni-Shia divide
A recent fatwa issued by Iran’s supreme leader banning insults to Prophet Muhammad’s wife Aisha will not help ease tensions…
Sawiris to found new company for assets excluded from recent merger
Business
October 5, 2010
Sawiris to found new company for assets excluded from recent merger
Naguib Sawiris, chairman of Orascom Telecom (OT) and CEO of Weather Investments, has announced plans to establish a new company…
NGO challenges govt failure to raise national minimum wage
Egypt
October 5, 2010
NGO challenges govt failure to raise national minimum wage
A Cairo-based human rights NGO has challenged the government’s failure to implement a previous court verdict calling for the establishment…
Italy deports 50 irregular Egyptian immigrants
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Italy deports 50 irregular Egyptian immigrants
Italian authorities have deported 50 Egyptian nationals back home from Italy, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.The…
Environmental Voices: Egypt’s survival depends on a greener agenda
Environment
October 5, 2010
Environmental Voices: Egypt’s survival depends on a greener agenda
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Orascom, VimpelCom, agree to combine phone operations
Business
October 4, 2010
Orascom, VimpelCom, agree to combine phone operations
Amsterdam--VimpelCom Ltd., Russia’s second- largest mobile-phone operator, and Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris agreed to merge their phone assets in a…
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
Art news
October 4, 2010
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
In an attempt to protect intellectual property rights (IPR), the Egyptian Cassette Production Union on Monday sent a list of…
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
Environment
October 4, 2010
‘Black cloud’ casts pall over capital, farmers fined for burning rice husks
For the eleventh consecutive year, the "black cloud" that traditionally appears during the months of autumn has returned to envelope…