Air Arabia eyes fourth hub in Amman
Regional low-cost carrier Air Arabia will form a joint venture with Tantash Group, an Amman-based investment company, to launch Jordan’s first low-cost carrier. Air Arabia Jordan will provide…
Centamin Egypt ups resource estimates for Sukari
Centamin Egypt Ltd raised its estimated gold resources at its flagship Sukari gold project, lifting the miner's shares to a record high. Measured and indicated resource estimates were increased by…
Raya to build data center near Cairo
Egypt's Raya Holding has agreed to build New York-based technology firm GPX Global Systems Inc's second data center in Egypt, the two firms said on Tuesday. The center, to be…
Lawyers on strike Tuesday to protest 'unjust' detention of colleagues
CAIRO: Lawyers staged a national strike on Tuesday after two lawyers involved in an altercation with a district attorney were held on remand for four days. El-Sayyed El-Feqy, a lawyer…
Ismaili land former Ahly captain
CAIRO: Veteran defender Shadi Mohamed has joined Ismaili on a two-year contract from Ittihad. "I am proud to announce that I joined Ismaili after a meeting with the board of…
Cup masters Hodoud spoil Ahly's season after shootout
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud retained the Egyptian Cup title after beating Ahly 5-4 on penalties, following a thrilling 1-1 draw at Cairo Stadium on Monday. Youngster Ahmed Safi gave the Alexandrians…
Fever pitch: Football's just a game… isn't it?
PARIS: The World Cup's official message is this: football is a vehicle of harmony, uniting all nations in peace under the banner of sport. What if the truth were not…
Egyptians take steps against hunger in 'Walk the World' event
CAIRO: Now in its eighth year, the “Walk the World” fight against hunger organized by the World Food Program (WFP) in collaboration with TNT, Unilever and DSM companies, took place…
Israel to hold internal probes of Gaza flotilla raid
JERUSALEM: Israel plans to hold internal probes of its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that would fall far short of calls for an international inquiry into a commando operation…
Israel denounce''incitement' in wake of flotilla fiasco
JERUSALEM: Faced with world outrage over its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound activist flotilla, Israel is circling the wagons and lashing out at critics, accusing them of "incitement" against the…