Gaish boss eyes Ahly victory
CAIRO: Gaish boss Farouk Gaafar revealed his key weapons to pull off a victory over league title holders Ahly on Friday.Gaish came close to causing a major upset against Ahly…
Abou-Trika, Ashour doubtful for Gaish game
CAIRO: Ahly are still unsure whether Mohamed Abou-Trika and Hossam Ashour will be fit for Friday s league clash with Gaish as the midfield duo is still struggling with injury.Egypt…
Zamalek call for venue change
CAIRO: Zamalek called on the Egyptian Football A to change the venue of their home league game with Ittihad, which is scheduled for Thursday. The game is supposed to be…
OPEC to eye economic stimulus, not just oil supply
VIENNA: OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna this week were expected to keep supply targets intact and instead rely on hoped-for economic growth to sustain oil prices. The oil market rose…
Egypt threatens mobile phone operators
CAIRO: Egypt is threatening to punish mobile phone operators with a freeze on new customer lines if they keep prices lower after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, newspapers reported…
Netanyahu to visit Egypt Sunday
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Cairo Sunday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak regarding an array of issues including the prisoner swap exchange with Hamas…
UAE tries eight for supporting 'terrorism', says paper
DUBAI: Seven Emiratis and an Afghani have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates on charges of promoting terrorism and raising money to finance acts of violence, the Al-Ittihad…
Egypt mulls cement production licenses
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry this week announced its intention to consider extending additional licenses for cement production in an effort to boost local supply in the face…
Foreign reserves up following IMF disbursement
CAIRO: Official data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) showed Egypt's net international reserves (NIR) up 4 percent to $32.9 billion in August from $31.6 billion in July…