Police says no one is dead or missing after ferries' collision
CAIRO: Egyptian rescue workers ended a search on Saturday for people who were thought missing after two passenger ferries collided the night before on the Nile River, police said.Police now…
PA officially approves organ donation law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) officially approved Saturday a draft law on organ donations and has referred it to the Shoura Council (Parliament's Upper House) for deliberations.On Saturday, the PA's…
29th swine flu death, first infected Egyptian pilgrim announced
CAIRO: Egypt's Health Ministry has announced the 29th death from swine flu as well as the first infection in an Egyptian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia.On Sunday, 45-year-old Hassan Ibrahim Abdel…
Trial begins today of three police officers accused of brutality
CAIRO: The trial begins today of three police officers who a man alleges tortured him and illegally detained him, his wife and child.Haitham Mohamedain, a lawyer with the Nadeem Center…
Draw is as unsatisfactory as a loss: Ahly assistant
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Alaa Maihoub sounded his dissatisfaction over the Red Devils 1-1 draw at Ittihad, saying the stalemate is "as unsatisfactory as a loss. The Alexandrian side put…
Football World Cup to go 3-D: Sony, FIFA
TOKYO: Matches at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed in 3-D for the first time in a deal announced Friday by international football body FIFA and…
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SIFEM joins Egyptian distressed assets fund Geneva-based Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) agreed to participate in a $100 million fund to buy distressed small and medium-sized assets in…
Mobinil to issue $275 mln of 5-yr bonds
CAIRO: The board of Egypt s Mobinil will issue fixed-rate, unsecured 5-year bonds worth up to LE 1.5 billion ($275 million) after receiving shareholder approval on Thursday, executives said. The…