Sedki admits first-half frustration
CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Hamada Sedki believes that Rwanda s defensive formation was the reason why the Pharaohs couldn t break the deadlock in the first half of Sunday s…
Tucak points finger at referee
CAIRO: Rwanda coach Branko Tucak said that Nigerian referee Emmanuel Imiere is largely responsible for his team s 3-0 win to Egypt on Sunday.Tucak s men did well to keep…
Credit Agricole Egypt sees mild impact from downturn
CAIRO: Egypt s conservative banking culture protected it from the worst of the global slowdown and an expected regulations overhaul will likely encourage credit growth, Credit Agricole Egypt s managing…
New Egypt regulator seeks to deepen financial market
CAIRO: Egypt s new financial regulation body aims to help improve standards of disclosure and broaden access to financial instruments used in the Arab world s most populous country, the…
Israel to deport Gaza boat activists
JERUSALEM: Israel is deporting a former US congresswoman, a Nobel peace prize laureate and other activists who were arrested trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, a…
Inheritance of power still on the agenda, says opposition head
CAIRO: The inheritance of political power from President Hosni Mubarak to his son Gamal is being paved by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the People s Assembly (PA)…
Prosecution accuses Brotherhood leaders of financing illegal group
CAIRO: Egypt's State Security Prosecutor accused a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood group of receiving LE 18 million from the international Brotherhood organization to finance the illegal group. The…
Tech-savvy youth compete for Imagine Cup in Egypt
CAIRO: Amid the commanding backdrop of Cairo's historic Salah Eldin Citadel, Microsoft's top executives told the students competing in the 2009 Imagine Cup finals to vigorously pursue their dreams."If you…
Not the Broadway you wanted
In Egypt, we are generous with our applause; even a simple onstage rendition of "Baa Baa Black Sheep would not go unrewarded.And neither did "Broadway Comes to Egypt - rightly…