Petrojet play down attack, slam Zamalek
CAIRO: Petrojet assistant coach Hani Al-Okabi accused Zamalek of making a problem out of nothing as he insisted that the trouble caused by Suez-club fans was negligible.Following their 3-2 win…
Quartet eyeing Egypt friendly
CAIRO: Four national teams want to set up a friendly game with Egypt in the near future. South Korea, Australia, Yemen and Indonesia contacted the football governing body to inquire…
Swine flu on the decline in Egypt
CAIRO: Swine flu cases in Egypt are substantially declining, with the rate of weekly reported cases falling to almost half, the Ministry of Health announced. "Swine flu in Egypt is…
Cairo reopens restored 19th century synagogue
CAIRO: The 19th-century synagogue of Maimonides in Cairo s ancient Jewish quarter reopened Sunday after a nearly two-year restoration by Egyptian authorities, participants at the opening told AFP.They said some…
Egypt suffers late selloff, OT weighs
CAIRO: Egypt s main index ended 0.5 percent lower, pushed down by Orascom Telecom (OT) following negative news from Algeria and a broad late session selloff. At the end of…
Orascom Telecom says Algerian tax appeal rejected
CAIRO: Algerian authorities have rejected Orascom Telecom s appeal against claims its Djezzy unit owed back taxes and penalties from 2004 to 2007, the Egyptian mobile operator said on Sunday.…
Iraqi PM Maliki emerges as front-runner after Iraq vote
BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, the Shia leader who helped ease Iraq s deadly sectarian conflict, emerged Monday as a front-runner after an election seen as a test of the…
Public statements on Mubarak's health fail to allay worries
CAIRO: Rare public statements on the state of the Egyptian president's health will do little to answer questions on the country's political future ahead of presidential elections next year, analysts…
Biden wading in ME peace process and talks on Iran
CAIRO: US Vice-President Joe Biden began a five-day tour of the Middle East yesterday to push for Palestinian-Israeli peace talks but a proposed visit to Egypt was postponed due to…
