DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - March 16

This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +2 for Egypt and GMT +3 for Sudan).

COMING EVENTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

CAIRO - Orascom Construction Industries (OCIC.CA)(OCICq.L), Egypt's biggest listed firm by market value, due to issue its full-year financial results.

*CAIRO - Orascom Telecom's GDR shares (ORTEq.L) from rights issue to begin trading.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

CAIRO - Egypt to host reconstruction conference for Darfur region of western Sudan.

MONDAY, MARCH 22

CAIRO - Egypt to host an international conference on the role of women and youth in development in the Arab world (till March 24).

CAIRO - Orascom Telecom's local shares (ORTE.CA) from rights issue to begin trading.

TUESDAY, MARCH 23

SHARM EL SHEIKH - The 16th World Steel Conference begins in Egypt (until March 25).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

QENA - A court resumes the Farshout rape case. The court is scheduled to hear the testimony of the victim, and is not expected to rule.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27

CAIRO - Court case in protracted dispute over ownership of Mobinil (EMOB.CA).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

CAIRO - Orascom Development Holding (ODHR.CA) due to issue its full-year financial results.

TUESDAY, APRIL 6

CAIRO - Egypt's administrative court to view a lawsuit against the government to stop building the steel barrier at the border with Gaza.

CAIRO - Palm Hills Developments (PHDC.CA) closes rights issue.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13

SHARM EL SHEIKH - Start of International Grain Trading Conference organised by the Russian Grain Union and APK-Inform (until April 15).

*SHARM EL SHEIKH - Water resources ministers of the Nile Basin countries meet to discuss new frameworks regarding shared Nile waters.

THURSDAY, APRIL 15

CAIRO - Telecom regulator's bid deadline for two cable, voice and internet licences.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

CAIRO - Large Scale Farming in Africa conference starts (until April 21).

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

CAIRO - Court to issue verdict in Hezbollah cell trial.

MONDAY, MAY 10

CAIRO - International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition, RETECH Egypt 2010, opens (till May 12).

THURSDAY, MAY 13

CAIRO - Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA) due to issue first quarter results.

MONDAY, MAY 17

CAIRO - Orascom Development Holding (ODHR.CA) due to issue first quarter results.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12

CAIRO - Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA) due to issue second quarter results.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17

CAIRO - Orascom Development Holding (ODHR.CA) due to issue second quarter results.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11

CAIRO - Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA) due to issue third quarter results.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

CAIRO - Orascom Development Holding (ODHR.CA) due to issue third quarter results.

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