Reuters: Egypt News

Q+A - What is the WTO's ministerial conference about?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:20:12 +0000

Nov 27 (Reuters) - The 153-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) is holding its seventh ministerial conference in its Geneva base from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

Vivendi eyeing Orascom Telecom's Algerian unit -report

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:40:49 +0000

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Vivendi , which is keen to expand in emerging markets, could be eyeing the Algerian subsidiary of Egypt's Orascom Telecom , French daily La Tribune reports on Friday.

Holidays abroad popular again despite downturn-survey

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:26:00 +0000

SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters Life!) - Going on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing one in five people plan to travel overseas, even if it's largely within their region.

Sudan offers to mediate Egypt-Algeria soccer row

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:30:00 +0000

KHARTOUM, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Sudan has offered to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in a furious row over soccer violence during their qualification battle for next year's World Cup, a presidential adviser said on Thursday.

Orascom chairman eyes Bouygues Telecom - report

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:45:58 +0000

PARIS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Egypt's Orascom Telecom would be interested in buying French telecom group Bouygues Telecom if parent Bouygues wanted to sell, but there are currently no discussions, Orascom's chairman told a paper.

DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2009

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:14:03 +0000

Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays [HOL1/DIARY], Asian holidays [HOL2/DIARY] and European holidays [HOL3/DIARY]

TEXT-S&P lowers Pakistan Mobile to 'CCC+'; outlook negative

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:12:50 +0000

(The following statement was released by the ratings agency)

UPDATE 1-Prisoner deal hits snag on Hamas demands - source

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:04:16 +0000

* Israel says won't release several Hamas leaders - source

South-South trade deal ends "Sao Paulo round"

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:55:07 +0000

GENEVA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A group of 22 developing countries has agreed to cut tariffs in a deal to boost South-South trade, the talks chairman said on Wednesday.

Egyptian wheat rules no obstacle to Russia -trade

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:31:58 +0000

* Russia has enough quality wheat to meet demand - trade