Coach Salah installed at Mansoura
CAIRO: Mohamed Salah was appointed as Mansoura boss on Friday night, following the departure of Mohamed Helmi a day earlier. Veteran tactician Helmi handed in his resignation on Friday, right…
Hassan vows to revive Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek s newly-appointed coach Hossam Hassan pledged to help the White Knights restore their status as a powerhouse. The Cairo side ended their four-match winless run on Saturday when…
Arabic-language Iranian news channel resumes
CAIRO: The Arab world s main satellite operator has resumed broadcasting an Iranian Arabic language channel it drooped nearly a month earlier.The Saudi Arabia-hosted ArabSat abruptly suspended the Iranian station…
Markets rise on Dubai debt hope; Egypt telcos up
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi s index made its largest gain for more than eight months on Sunday and most other Gulf Arab markets also advanced as speculators bet Dubai s immediate…
Egypt Orascom Telecom to seek $800 mln rights issue
CAIRO: Egypt-based Orascom Telecom said on Sunday it would seek shareholder approval to raise $800 million in a rights issue to strengthen its balance sheet.Orascom said the funds would be…
Developing nations slam EU climate fund pledge
COPENHAGEN: Developing nations at the UN climate conference rejected as "insignificant on Friday an EU pledge of ?7.2 billion ($10.6 billion) to help them tackle global warming.As Saturday protests in…
Eggert Muus takes the helms at Concorde El Salam
CAIRO: Eggert Muus has no worries about taking over as general manager of the Concorde El Salam Hotel in Heliopolis. Muus recently moved to Cairo from Shenzen, a city in…
Kuwait oil minister: OPEC output change unlikely
DUBAI: Kuwait's oil minister said Sunday OPEC probably won't change its production levels when it meets next week.Sheik Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah made the comments to state news agency KUNA, which…