Egyptian coach snubs Hassan, Geddo in CAF award voting
CAIRO: Egyptian coach Sherif Al-Khashab revealed that his three choices for the African Player of the Year award didn't include his compatriots Ahmed Hassan and Ahmed Nagui ‘Geddo.’ Egypt and…
Circle Oil reveals appraisal well success in Egypt
Circle Oil reported positive results from the sixth appraisal well in the Al Amir SE discovery area in Egypt, the firm said in a statement. The exploration/appraisal well Al Ola-1X…
Jazeera Airways launches non-stop flights to Sohag
Jazeera Airways launched three weekly non-stop flights to Sohab, Upper Egypt starting December, making it the airline's fifth non-stop route to Egypt following Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria, Luxor and Assiut.…
Egypt pound near 5.75 vs USD after volatile month
Egypt's pound appears to be settling around 5.75 to the dollar after a month of volatility that saw it slide to a five-year low then rally after a US quantitative…
Gamila Ismail fights NDP, public perceptions of elections in Qasr El-Nil
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: Just like the rest of Cairo, the Qasr El-Nil constituency has been assaulted by election propaganda as of late. Photographs of incumbent MP Hisham Mostafa Khalil stare…
Orascom Construction Q3 net profit up 22 pct
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Egypt's largest listed company, reported on Tuesday a 22 percent rise in third-quarter net profit due to higher fertilizer prices and a pick-up in construction activity.…
Freedom to Create kicks off event series in Cairo
CAIRO: Freedom to Create, a renowned international organization, has announced that it will host its 2010 award ceremony — in addition to various other noteworthy events related to the awards…
Meet the players: Al-Wafd Party
Al-Wafd Party is considered by many to be the most powerful and influential official opposition party in Egypt. It has enjoyed a long history as a liberal party in…
Blue-chips drag Egypt lower, Orascoms weigh
CAIRO: Index heavyweight Orascom Construction and other blue-chips dragged Egypt's benchmark index lower as investors unnerved by political concerns on the Korean peninsula and global economic woes dumped stocks.…
Court upholds ruling annulling Madinaty land contract
CAIRO: A court upheld a ruling on Tuesday that invalidates the sale of state land to Talaat Mostafa Group for the developer’s Madinaty project, and said that the government must…
