Obama bans Islam, jihad from US security strategy
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama s advisers will remove religious terms such as Islamic extremism from the central document outlining the US national security strategy and will use the rewritten document…
Zamalek make Soliman move
CAIRO: Zamalek have entered the race to sign Ahly-target Walid Soliman from Petrojet, football director Ibrahim Hassan has confirmed. We sent an official enquiry to Petrojet about the possibility of…
Competition committee refuses to postpone Ismaili game
CAIRO: The Egyptian FA competition committee refused Ismaili s request to postpone their league game with Ghazl Mahalla in the Egyptian Premier League.The match is scheduled for Thursday but the…
I will support Algeria, says Abd-Rabou
CAIRO: Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou said he will definitely support Algeria in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Algeria, the sole Arab representative in South Africa, reached the big competition…
Bomb wounds one as south Yemen goes on strike
SANAA: A roadside bomb wounded one person in the Yemeni town of Daleh on Monday, one of several areas paralyzed by a strike called by southern secessionists, a local official…
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Mo'men aims for IPO in 2012: paperCAIRO: Egyptian fast food restaurant chain operator Mo'men Group aims to launch an initial public offering in 2012, the chairman said in remarks published…
Peak oil man shifts focus to peak price, demand
BALLYDEHOB: The economic shock of global recession has led a prime exponent of the theory conventional oil output has peaked to shift his view of the consequences, but he…
Blue chips drive up Egypt index, Ezz leads
CAIRO: Egypt s main index rose 2.7 percent, tracking global markets, with blue chips Ezz Steel, Orascom Telecom (OT) and Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) leading the index. The market…
Egypt to host third COMESA investment forum
CAIRO: COMESA's third annual investor conference will bring together representatives from traditional investors in the US, EU and GCC as well as newer Asian investors, all anxious to capitalize on…