Egypt

  • Oct 19, 2010
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Enmity thwarts Hamas-Fatah cooperation

Hamas announced today that it had postponed a meeting on security with Fatah that had been...

  • Oct 14, 2010
  • 6 min read

EGYPT: Election outcome to determine MB future

Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leader Mohammed Badie said on October 9 that his movement will...

Egypt
  • Oct 7, 2010
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: Pope Shenouda could play key role in succession

Coptic Pope Shenouda III cancelled a speech in Alexandria on October 4 because of threatened...

Egypt
  • Oct 5, 2010
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/EGYPT: Telecoms merger may depend on Algiers

Moscow-based Vimpelcom and Egyptian entrepreneur Naguib Sawiris's Weather Investments yesterday...

Russia
  • Sep 30, 2010
  • 2 min read

ALGERIA: Orascom troubles are probably isolated

Egypt's Orascom Telecom said today that its Algerian unit, Djezzy, had received a new tax demand...

Algeria
  • Sep 24, 2010
  • 2 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Hamas and Fatah renew reconciliation bid

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal is today meeting Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad in an effort to...

  • Sep 17, 2010
  • 7 min read

EGYPT: Gamal succession likely, but not guaranteed

As rumours circulate about Mubarak's health, succession questions have gained new prominence. ...

Egypt
  • Sep 9, 2010
  • 2 min read

AFRICA: Equity investment reaches record levels

African equities markets have attracted a record 660 million dollars in investments during the...

Africa