Egypt court upholds block on France Tel buy of Mobinil
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has upheld a ruling barring a France Telecom buyout of Mobinil, Egypt s largest mobile operator by subscribers and the focus of a bitter dispute with…
News in brief
Egyptian inflation slowed to 12.2 pct in March Egypt s inflation rate declined for a second month in March, giving the central bank more room to keep its benchmark interest…
Unjustified violence on April 6
CAIRO: “April is the cruelest month.” With those words, T.S. Eliot famously began “The Wasteland,” a poem about universal despair and futility dubbed one of the most important in the…
Ibrahim Hassan admits malicious intent
CAIRO: Zamalek s de facto football director Ibrahim Hassan admitted that he had every intention to harm Police Union assistant coach Mohamed Ibrahim. The White Knights 1-1 draw with Police…
Zamalek want bans eased
CAIRO: Zamalek will file an appeal with the Egyptian FA to have the bans on duo Hazem Emam and Alaa Ali reduced, the club said early on Friday.Wing-back Emam was…
Sports Talk: Occupation football
From the first day of its announcement, the friendly soccer match between the Egyptian Olympic team and the Palestinian national team faced opposition from Egypt s politicians, parliamentarians, the press…
Egypt slams US criticism over detaining protesters
CAIRO: Egypt has dismissed US criticism of its detention of scores of protesters who rallied earlier this week in Cairo demanding constitutional reforms to allow more open elections.Foreign Ministry spokesman…
Obama seeks new tone in outreach to world Muslims
WASHINGTON: Less talk about Islamic radicalism and a lot more about doing business. In the year since President Barack Obama pledged a new beginning in the relationship with the world…
Egypt releases senior Muslim Brotherhood members
CAIRO: Egyptian police released 16 senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including deputy chief Mahmoud Ezzat and Essam El-Erian, who are charged with organizing terrorist groups, Ezzat said on Thursday. Ezzat and…
