Ismaili face crisis in attack ahead of African match
CAIRO: Ismaili have no option but to try out alternative forwards when they face US Stade Tamponnaise in the first-leg of the Champions League round of 32 on Saturday.The Dervishes…
Meteb ready for Gunners despite back problem
CAIRO: Emad Meteb back pain won t sideline him against Gunners of Zimbabwe in the African Champions League, according to Ahly s doctor Ihab Ali.Meteb suffered a knock in the…
Sunderland, Wigan launch Al-Muhammadi bid
CAIRO: English duo Sunderland and Wigan Athletic have made official offers to sign ENPPI winger Ahmed Al-Muhammadi in the summer, the Egyptian Premier League club said on Thursday.Suderland made an…
Sudan hopeful of hosting friendly between Egypt, Algeria
CAIRO: Sudanese officials are hopeful of organizing and hosting a friendly between Egypt and Algeria, in an attempt at reconciliation between the two countries. We are in talks with Egypt…
Cairo hosts donor conference to rebuild Darfur
CAIRO: International donors are to gather in Egypt s capital on Sunday with a $2 billion target for the reconstruction of Darfur, Sudan s western region devastated by a seven-year…
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Siemens installs renewable plant in Egypt: agency Engineering group Siemens has taken another step towards becoming one of the world s top three wind turbine makers by 2012 by installing…
Mideast PE firms eye financing sources
DUBAI: Private equity firms in the Middle East are looking at development financial institutions (DFIs) as an alternative to elusive bank lending, executives said on Tuesday. "The change in mix…
US military delegation in Rafah on 'routine visit'
CAIRO: Four US Embassy officials traveled to North Sinai Wednesday on a routine visit, spokesperson of the US Embassy in Cairo Margaret White told Daily News Egypt in an email…
Egypt TV shows footage of Mubarak talking, working
CAIRO: Egyptian television on Friday aired new footage of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been recovering in Germany after surgery, showing the 81-year-old making phone calls from hospital.Footage showed Mubarak,…