Egypt
April 24, 2003
Cairo-based Sigma Capital has announced that its vice chairman, Ahmad Marwan, has been elected as a member of the board of directors of the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE).
The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (ECMS), operating under the name MobiNil, reported 2.441 million active subscribers on March 31, 2003, compared to 1.954 million to the same time in 2002, repr
Washington-based agribusinessman Dan Amstutz was named to head the US Department of Agriculture's reconstruction efforts in Iraq. He will serve as senior ministry advisor for agriculture in the rebuil
April 23, 2003
Gen. Zuhayr al Naqib, who headed military intelligence in President Saddam Hussein's Iraqi government, surrendered to U.S. forces in Baghdad on Wednes
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged the United States and Britain to withdraw their forces from Iraq as soon as possible and start building a legit
British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Wednesday he believed Saddam Hussein was probably still hiding in Iraq.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other countries in June to discuss reconstruction of Iraq and the Middle
Secretary General of Lebanese Hizbullah Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims to Karbala this
Washington welcomed on Wednesday an agreement on a Palestinian Cabinet and said it looked forward working with Israel and the Palestinian prime minist
President Bush said on Tuesday he has no current plans for another war and played down Shi'ite demands for an Islamic state in Iraq, according to exce
Egyptian singer Shabaan Abdul Rahim announced that he has discovered the whereabouts of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussain and intends on revealing it in his upcoming song “Saddam Oh Saddam”
The sudden disappearance of Egyptian actress Summaya Al Khashab created numerous rumors to come out that stated she has resigned from acting and gotten married
A copy of the music video "Ana Aish" (I'm Alive) from Amr Diab's latest album "Alim Albi Al Gharam" (Teach My Heart to Love), was released in full over the Internet to satisfy anxious fans who were w
Orascom Telecom Algeria launched its service in February 2002 and managed to command 70 percent of the market after less than 10 months of operations. Algérie Télécom, the government owned incumbent,
The Dubai Police in coordination with the Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) recently raided a reseller in the emirate for illegally downloading software, and arrested two persons in this connection.