French film director Alain Corneau dies aged 67
One of France's most well-known film directors, Alain Corneau, whose latest thriller "Love Crime" has just released, died aged 67 overnight Sunday to Monday, his agent said. Corneau, also a…
Military Court acquits 3 civilian workers, suspends sentences of 5
CAIRO: The Military Court acquitted Monday three workers of eight accused of leading a strike to protest poor safety conditions inside an army-affiliated factory. Another two workers were sentenced to…
Al-Badri admits frontline inefficiency
CAIRO: Ahly coach Hossam Al-Badri conceded that his side's strikers are anything but prolific, in the wake of the Red Devils' 1-1 draw with a 10-man JS Kabylie side in…
The kindness of strangers
NEW HAVEN: I admit that it is an unusual way to see the world, but, when reading the newspaper, I am constantly struck by the extent of human kindness. The…
Ismaili hearts broken at Heartland
CAIRO: Ismaili, desperately needing a win to boost their hopes of reaching the Champions League semi final, threw away their lead to lose 2-1 at Nigeria's Heartland on Sunday. The…
Catastrophe and prosperity
Millions are suffering and thousands have died from flooding in Pakistan and China. An extraordinary heatwave in Russia sparked fires causing dreadful pollution and wiping out swathes of the wheat…
Explosions in Palestine, but not what you think
NABLUS/WASHINGTON, DC: The explosions in Nablus, Palestine began in the evening on 21 July, and continued throughout the next day. Was it the beginning of the third Intifada? Absolutely not.…
Entrepreneur Profile: SabryCorp makes inroads into nanotechnology
CAIRO: The Egyptian nanotechnology market is high risk, but is only matched by its business opportunities, Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, chairman of SabryCorp, told Daily News Egypt in an interview. Seeing Egypt…
OCI net profit up, nitrate fertiliser prices help
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries, Egypt's biggest listed builder and fertilizer maker, said second-quarter net profit rose 41 percent, helped by strong nitrate-based fertilizer prices. The company said on Monday it…
Pharos ups fair value estimate for Telecom Egypt
Pharos Research raised Telecom Egypt fair value estimate and kept a "buy" rating, saying the landline monopoly's first six months' performance surpassed expectations. The brokerage, which raised the fair value…