MT. SINAI: In the heart of the Sinai Peninsula lies the biblical mountain that Moses supposedly received the Ten Commandments from God thousands of years ago. When Moses went to traverse the sharp edges of the mountain to pray at the summit, God (...)
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has an alarming level of child labor, discrimination and forced labor, a new report released by the International Trade Union Confederation revealed.
The revelations are staggering and the confederation said that Saudi Arabia (...)
CAIRO: Orange Telecom is partnering with Wikipedia in an effort to deliver the online encyclopedia free of all data charges to mobile users in the Middle East and Africa. The move has users excited about being able to use the digital library on a (...)
CAIRO: Egypt protesters demanding an end to the military junta's rule over the country became embroiled briefly with members of the Muslim Brotherhood over how the anniversary of the January 25, 2011 uprising should be spent.
The Brotherhood (...)
CAIRO: A foreign woman was stripped and sexually assaulted on Wednesday evening in Egypt's iconic Tahrir Square, one eyewitness said on Twitter and another confirmed in an email to Bikyamasr.com.
The woman, who's identity has not been revealed, (...)
CAIRO: London-based human rights organization Amnesty International has called on Egypt's military junta and police to ensure demonstrators on Wednesday are protected as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of the January 25 uprising that ousted (...)
CAIRO: For the second consecutive day, Egypt's largest telecommunications company Orascom Telecom saw its shares on the country's stock exchange continue to rise. On Monday, the rise was largely due to investors speculating that the compnay may have (...)
CAIRO: Egypt and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have signed an agreement to boost and maintain cooperation on information and technology projects in Egypt and across the region.
Communications and IT Minister Mohamed (...)
CAIRO: Vodafone Egypt and Belgium's Effortel have launched a new MVNO service that will enable users in Europe to call Egypt and other North African countries at cheaper rates through the new “Bladna” service. Launced over the weekend, the goal is (...)
CAIRO: A Saudi Arabia court has sentenced an African man to 15 years in prison and over 1,500 lashes for allegedly embezzling funds by using sorcery.
Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested the (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian activists reported on Monday that two unemployed citizens had committed suicide in the country over the apparent poor conditions they had been facing.
One man reportedly jumped from the Cairo Tower while a second, hours later, was (...)
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia markets started the week on a high note, ending Saturday trading with gains the highest in almost three months. The jump came on the back of the country's second-largest phone operator post recent earnings far surpassing (...)
CAIRO: Qatar researchers believe they have made a potential enormous breakthrough in how ovarian cancer can be treated. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) reported new techniques to tackle the disease.
According to the (...)
CAIRO: North Africa's largest telecommunications company, Egypt's Orascom Telecom said their new subsidiary Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) will launch on Sunday's stock exchange. The announcement has investors and traders (...)
CAIRO: Kuwait's Hits Telecom announced on Thursday it was looking to boost its presence in Africa and noted it was currently holding discussions with service providers in both Liberia and Tanzania to share towers. It also said it would launch (...)
CAIRO: Former United States President Jimmy Carter, fresh off his visit to Egypt, has called on Washington to support the results of the country's first post-Hosni Mubarak elections that saw conservative Islamic parties take the lion's share of (...)
CAIRO: Tunisia's leading telecommunication operator Tunisie Telecom has launched three new Samsung handset packs for the Caspi E3213K, Galaxy Mini S5570 and Galaxy Pro GT-B7510, the company said on Thursday.
“The first sells for TND 1 instead of (...)
CAIRO: The World Food Program announced on Wednesday that Germany was donating $31 million in an effort to boost emergency aid and life-saving programs in Yemen as the country faces massive shortages of food.
In a joint press conference with (...)
CAIRO: Egypt said on Tuesday night it was open for trade talks with the United States, citing its hurting economy and the desire for open markets with the world's largest economy.
Minster of Industry and Trade Mahmoud Eissa said at a speech to (...)
CAIRO: Sudan's largest telecommunications operator, MTN Sudan said on Tuesday that it hoped to boost subscribers by the end of the year by 50 percent in order to offset recently introduced government taxes.
According to a company statement by (...)
CAIRO: Egypt bank Credit Agricole Egypt launched announced on Tuesday it had launched new banking that would allow both customers and non-customers to pay bills without a CAE debit or credit card. Analysts believe this is one step closer to full on (...)
CAIRO: As many as 46 people were killed as ethnic violence again reared its head in South Sudan this week. According to local media reports on Wednesday morning, tribal violence continues despite government efforts to curtail the clashes.
One (...)
CAIRO: Oil prices continue to rise, reaching their highest level in three days as France called for quicker implementation and enforcement on the ban on Iranian imports. Saudi Arabia has said the world's largest crude oil exporter wants prices at (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's state-run telecommunications operator Telecom Egypt announced late on Sunday that Tarek Abou Alam will take over as the company's new chief executive and managing director.
The former Senior Vice-President will officially take up (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa has had his case ordered for a retrial for his role in the murder of a Lebanese pop singer. Mustafa is currently serving a 15-year sentence for ordering the murder of Suzanne Tamim in (...)