Egypt assistant blames defeat on fitness problems
CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib blamed the 3-1 friendly defeat against England on fitness problems.The African champions went one up at Wembley but collapsed after the restart, allowing the…
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Orascom Telecom rights issue almost fully subscribedOrascom Telecom said its rights issue was almost fully subscribed, raising more than $790 million for the mobile operator as it challenges an Algerian…
Mubarak to undergo medical tests in Germany, says state TV
CAIRO: Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will undergo medical tests while in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, state television said on Thursday in a rare statement on the leader's…
Opportunity and challenge in Egypt
CAIRO: We traveled out to Giza to tape our video links for the program wanting to utilize the fabled backdrop of the Pyramids for maximum impact. Egyptians normally cringe at…
Egypt looks east for foreign investment
CAIRO: The Minister of Investment, Minister of Communications and the Chairman of the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) are leading delegations to Hong Kong and Singapore this week to promote…
A portrait of Jehan Sadat as an artist
Jehan Sadat is a woman whose name is synonymous with a vital part of Egypt's modern history. As the first lady of Egypt for 11 years that shaped the country…
Precious' in 3-D? Filmmakers predict 3-D dramas
Movies are evolving ever more into 3-D, a shake-up of the medium that has been compared to the advent of sound or color in motion pictures.But if digital 3-D is…
THE REEL ESTATE: How I learned to stop worrying and not give a toss about the Oscars
The awards season is, thankfully, coming to an end, climaxing this weekend with the Academy Awards, the biggest of all awards ceremonies. Now, I'm usually giddy about the Oscars, especially…
A heart-to-heart walk
We officially start our walk outside Bab El-Nasr, one of the doors to Islamic Cairo. Amira Hanafi begins by taking a picture of my feet. This is how she always…
Archaeologists in Egypt find tomb of mystery queen
CAIRO: A French archaeological mission has unearthed a 4,000-year-old rare pink granite sarcophagus belonging to a little known ancient queen of Egypt, the culture ministry said on Wednesday.The mystery queen…