Samir’s Zamalek move in jeopardy
CAIRO: Ahmed Samir's return to Zamalek could not be completed as the club refuse to pay the full-back a pre-contract fee. Samir signed a contract with Zamalek after being released…
Geddo gives Ahly hard-fought win
CAIRO: Geddo's acrobatic first-half effort gave Ahly a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Petrojet that allayed their African woes despite a lackluster performance in Wednesday's Egyptian Premier League game. The Red…
Amnesty calls for release of detained opposition supporters
CAIRO: In the midst of arrests of opposition supporters by Egyptian authorities before next month’s parliamentary elections, Amnesty International called for all those detained to either be charged or released.…
High-tech answer to harassment on Egypt’s streets
CAIRO: It's a problem nearly every woman in the Egyptian capital has experienced — leering, whistles, groping or other sexual harassment on Cairo's thoroughfares and back alleys. Soon they'll be…
No TV campaigning outside of set timeframe, says electoral commission
CAIRO: No television broadcasts of paid promotional campaigns will be authorized for candidates outside the specified timeframe ahead of the People’s Assembly (PA) elections, the Supreme Electoral Commission said in…
Experts see Egyptian pound gaining against dollar by year’s end
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound reached a five-year low against the US dollar this week, trading as low as 5.7740 — but experts say the trend should reverse as the year…
Helping entrepreneurs through mentorship
CAIRO: In an effort to aid future entrepreneurs at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and improve its School of Business, a group of successful entrepreneurs were brought in to…
Oil firmer, doubts over Fed action curb gains
LONDON: Oil prices crept higher on Thursday, with all eyes on US weekly jobless numbers due later for clues about the potential size and pace of the US Federal Reserve's…
Egypt steel licenses to be split in two categories
Topping the list of bidders for Egypt steel licenses is an Egyptian and Turkish consortium, Steel Guru reported. According to the bidding documents, the applications are split into two categories.…
Suez Cement nine-month net profit falls 8.5 pct
Egypt's Suez Cement Group said on Thursday its nine-month net profit fell 8.5 percent to LE 906.7 million ($157 million), with sales down despite rising grey cement consumption. Suez, Egypt's…
