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Egypt unveils King Tut's face to public (USA Today)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:11:11 GMT

King Tut's face was unveiled for the first time in public more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb.


Rasmala Investments Holdings acquires 51% of leading investment bank in Egypt (Mena Report)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:09:13 GMT

Rasmala Investments Holdings today announced that it has acquired 51 % of the Delta Financial Group in Egypt. This group includes: ▪ Delta Securities Egypt, one of the five largest brokerage companies in Egypt; ▪ Delta Asset Management, an established asset management firm recently acquired by Delta from ABN Amro Bank with assets under management of EGP 1.5 billion; and ▪ Delta Capital ...


Fujitsu Siemens Computers beats competition to secure top spot for desktop sales in Egypt (Mena Report)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:07:42 GMT

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has beaten its competition to clinch the number one position for desktop sales in Egypt during Q307. The leading European IT manufacturer has experienced exponential year on year (YoY) growth of 472* per cent during Q307 compared to Q306, capturing 11* per cent of Egypt’s desktop market share, while the market grew 6* per cent.


Egypt puts King Tut on public display (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:22:46 GMT

King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public — more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb.


Egypt police jailed for torture (AngolaPress)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:09:30 GMT

Egypt, 11/06 - Two Egyptian policemen have been jailed for three years each for torturing a bus driver during police custody. The police officers filmed the sexual assault of Emad al-Kebir, 22, on a mobile phone. The footage eventually emerged on the internet.


Egypt unveils King Tut's face to public (The News Virginian)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:11:44 GMT

LUXOR, Egypt - King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public - more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb. Archeologists carefully lifted the fragile mummy out of a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses, momentarily pulling ...


Centamin Egypt Q1 pretax profit surges on foreign exchange gain (Sharewatch)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:46:23 GMT

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Centamin Egypt Ltd said its first-quarter pretax profit surged from the same period last year, attributable to a foreign exchange gain of 5.51 mln usd, on positive exchange rate movements due to the weakening US dollar against the Canadian dollar.


Martin leading trade mission to Egypt (Ireland Business World)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:15:16 GMT

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin is currently leading Enterprise Ireland's largest trade mission to Egypt, comprising 18 companies from a diverse range of sectors.


Egypt's OT considering Lebanon's state mobile firm (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:44:57 GMT

CAIRO, Nov 5 - Egypt's Orascom Telecom , the fourth-biggest Arab mobile phone operator by market value, is considering a bid for a state-owned Lebanese operator, Chairman Naguib Sawiris said on Monday.


TMG plans $680m IPO in Egypt (MENAFN)
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:09:20 GMT

TMG plans $680m IPO in Egypt