Egypt pound leaps against dlr after Fed move
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound posted one of its biggest daily gains in nearly six years on Thursday as investors sought riskier assets after the US Federal Reserve said it would…
Younes quits Egypt for TV post
By Omar AbdelAziz / Filgoal.com CAIRO: Mostafa Younes has resigned as the manager of Egypt's youth team after his request for a media side-job was rejected by the FA. The Egyptian…
Nani Croze – East Africa’s answer to Gaudi
By Helen Vesperini/ AFP Visit Nani Croze's glassworks outside Nairobi and you could be forgiven for thinking that like Alice, you've fallen down a rabbit-hole and landed in Wonderland. Kitengela lies…
Big-spending Masri to build new stadium
CAIRO: Big-spending Masri to leave 55-year-old Port Said Stadium after deciding to build a new one, chairman Kamel Abou-Ali said on Wednesday. Masri have been playing at the Port Said…
France honors ‘beloved’ US novelist Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is "beloved" in France, the country's culture minister said Wednesday, as he inducted the celebrated US novelist into the elite Legion of Honor society. In a ceremony in…
Radical Kurdish group claims Istanbul suicide bombing
ANKARA: A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide attack in Istanbul at the weekend that wounded 32 people, in a statement posted on its website. The Kurdistan…
Obama’s midterm loss could be Netanyahu MidEast win
JERUSALEM: For Benjamin Netanyahu, the view from Capitol Hill seemingly couldn't get much better. A US midterm election rout by the Republicans, widely seen in Israel as staunch allies, could…
Clinton to meet Netanyahu in bid to keep peace talks alive
WELLINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she plans to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the United States next week in a bid to keep the…
Egypt expanding trade, investment spheres in the south
CAIRO: Egypt is embarking on a LE 490 million plan for trade and logistics zones in several Upper Egypt governorates, reported the State Information Service. Located in Luxor, Beni Suef,…
South Yemen car bomb kills two, wounds 22, says security official
ADEN: A car bomb targeting security forces killed two people Thursday in Yemen, where troops are hunting Al-Qaeda insurgents believed behind two US-bound parcel bombs as well as radical cleric…
