Mido's potential exit causes unrest in Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek officials are exchanging accusations over the potential exit of Mido in January.Football director Ibrahim Hassan said he filed an official request to the board for holding on to…
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OCI earmarks $200 mln for fertiliser projects Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Egypt s biggest listed builder, has earmarked about $200 million for fertilizer production lines and other initiatives, an executive…
Egypt GDP growth seen quickening in next 2 years
CAIRO: Egypt s economy will pick up this financial year and next, but will not grow as strongly as it did before the global financial crisis broke out in late…
Lebanese PM on first official visit to Egypt
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri heads to Cairo on Wednesday on his first official visit for talks with top officials, including President Hosni Mubarak, his office said.Hariri will be…
I don't want to be President of Egypt, says ElBaradei
CAIRO: Former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei unequivocally stated that he does not want to become president of Egypt in an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine published Tuesday."I don t want…
Egypt prosecutor calls for death penalty in Hezbollah trial
CAIRO: The prosecution in a trial of 26 alleged Hezbollah members charged with planning attacks in Egypt demanded the death sentence on Tuesday, a judicial source said.The prosecutor made the…