Egypt announces site of planned nuclear plant
CAIRO: Egypt announced on Wednesday it would build its planned nuclear powerplant on the Mediterranean coast of el-Dabaa which it hopes will start production in 2019, the state news agency…
Elmohamady needs time: Bruce
CAIRO: Sunderland manager Steve Bruce admitted that rushing Ahmed Elmohamady into action might have been unfair to the Egypt wing-back. Following an impressive Premier League debut against Birmingham, Elmohamady started…
Activists, opposition groups protest military trial of workers
CAIRO: A military court on Wednesday adjourned the trial of eight workers to Aug. 28, while about 20 activists from different opposition groups and movements protested outside the High Court…
Brave Masri hold Ahly to draw
CAIRO: Ahly were held at home to a 1-1 draw by a combative Masri side in a pulsating Egyptian Premier League match on Tuesday. Masri, who were bolstered by a…
Ahly sweating over Ashour
CAIRO: Ahly are anxious over the fitness of midfielder Hossam Ashour who sustained a knee injury in Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Masri. The in-form midfielder had to be replaced by…
Egypt clamps down on security after museum theft
CAIRO: Egypt pledged on Tuesday to implement strict measures to protect its cultural and archaeological riches after the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece in broad daylight from an…
14 killed in Egypt when truck smashes into microbus
CAIRO: Fourteen Egyptians were killed on Wednesday when a truck lost one of its wheels and careened into a microbus full of passengers, a police official said. Five others were…
Univar now fully operational in Egypt
Univar, a UK-based global chemical distributor, said Wednesday that its Egypt arm is now fully operational, according to a statement. The new entity includes office and warehouse space and will…
SODIC reports LE 51 mln profit in H1
Egyptian developer Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) made first half net profit of LE 51 million ($8.9 million), according to a company statement released Wednesday. SODIC said…
Egypt pound touches 3-1/2 year low to dollar
The Egyptian pound touched a 3-1/2 year low against the US dollar as foreigners pulled money out of emerging markets and local investors sought more dollars. The currency, which has…
