Governor denies reports of 2 Egyptians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza
CAIRO: The governor of North Sinai Murad Mowafi denied reports that two Egyptians had been killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike and that Egypt had refused to accept the…
Ashour seeks his revenge over Matthew
LONDON: Ramy Ashour hopes to have recovered well enough from injury to atone for the theft of his world title dream by Nick Matthew when the 2010 tour's leading players…
Admin Court to decide on citizenship of ‘extremist’ Coptic lawyer next month
CAIRO: The Administrative Court will issue a verdict on Feb. 27 in the lawsuit filed by the Islamic Lawyers Association (ILA) last October calling for stripping Coptic lawyer Morris Sadek…
21 museum employees referred to disciplinary court over Van Gogh
CAIRO: The Administrative Prosecution decided to refer 21 museum officials and employees to a disciplinary court on Sunday for charges of negligence that led to the theft of a Van…
South Sudan: 20 police die in attack by Arab tribe
JUBA, Sudan: Arab tribesmen accompanied by a Khartoum-backed militia killed 20 policemen in Sudan's disputed region of Abyei, a southern military spokesman said Monday, raising concerns of violence as the…
Two lawyers call for surveillance cameras to secure Egypt’s churches
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: Two Coptic lawyers filed a lawsuit on Saturday to oblige the Minster of Interior to install surveillance cameras at churches, monasteries, and surrounding streets throughout the country…
TE Data allows bill payment through Fawry
Egypt’s electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) network Fawry has partnered with TE Data allowing customers to pay their monthly bills through its nationwide network, the firm said in a…
Maridive receives two new units, six more to follow
Maridive and Oil Services received one new vessel and one new barge and said it would receive another vessel this month, Beltone Financial reported in its daily note. The company…
Algeria appoints Shearman to advise on Orascom unit
Algeria has provisionally appointed law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP to advise it on the nationalization of Orascom Telecom's local mobile phone unit, the official news agency reported on Monday.…
Orascom Tel gains amid mixed Egypt shares
Egyptian shares were mixed Monday, with Orascom Telecom (OT) gaining after a local paper quoted the firm's chairman as saying a dispute with Algerian authorities would be solved by the…