We can score in Cairo, says Algeria captain
CAIRO: Algeria will not take a defensive approach when they visit Egypt on Saturday, as reflected by the Desert Foxes skipper Yazid Mansouri. Algeria need to avoid a three-goal-margin defeat…
Egypt, Algeria battle on Net before key game
CAIRO: A crunch World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria in Cairo on Saturday has seen unprecedented tensions between the North African rivals spill onto the internet in a no…
Egypt welcomes life sentence for Al-Sherbini killer
CAIRO: Egypt on Wednesday welcomed a decision by a Dresden court to jail a man for life for the murder of an Egyptian woman, saying it served justice, in a…
Egypt to stop daily swine flu updates Nov. 25
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health said Egypt will stop issuing daily updates on the number of swine flu cases reported starting Nov. 25.According to the ministry, epidemiologists say that at…
And the Oscar goes to… B-movie king Corman
Roger Corman, memorably dubbed the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie and the Pope of Pop Cinema, never expected the words Academy Award recipient would accompany his name.The man, whose 350…
GB Auto Q3 net plunges, firm sees upturn
CAIRO: Egypt s GB Auto posted a 64 percent drop in net income to LE 63.9 million ($11.7 million) for the third quarter of 2009, missing forecasts by two analysts,…
Telecom Egypt profits fall as rivals encroach
CAIRO: Fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt posted lower third-quarter profit as rivals from the mobile sector continue to lure away voice and data clients and push the firm to open up…
Gold hits record high above $1,123
LONDON: The price of gold surged to an all-time high point above $1,123 per ounce here on Thursday, as trade was driven by buoyant stock markets and the weak US…
Palestinian electoral body postpones January elections
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian electoral commission on Thursday indefinitely postponed general elections called for January because the vote cannot take place in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. I regret to say it…
