UAE, Brazil, Czech Republic advance to knockout stage
CAIRO: If day seven of the ongoing U-20 World Cup could be given a title, it would be losers bounce back. Teams who were hammered with big losses last round…
Warner music videos returning to YouTube
YouTube and Warner Music Group were back in harmony on Tuesday with a deal to put the studio s songs back on the world s most popular online video-sharing service.…
Israel moves closer to freeing captive soldier
JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas fighters announced a deal Wednesday that will see Israel release 20 Palestinian women from prison this week in exchange for a videotape proving that a captive…
Israeli minister says arrest bid in Britain absurd
BRIGHTON: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak branded Tuesday a bid to have him arrested in Britain absurd as he attended the governing Labor party s annual conference.Pro-Palestinian activists lodged an…
Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Egypt-Gaza border
GAZA CITY: At least two Palestinians were killed and five missing on Wednesday after an overnight Israeli raid on smuggling tunnels in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, medics said.Four Palestinians were…
Return of investment appetite key to recovery, says Shawky
CAIRO: This is a transformative time for Egypt's securities markets. In the midst of a volatile year on the exchange, the markets continue to expand both in the products they…
Mobile banking ready to roll in Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank is set to finalize the regulatory framework for mobile money transfer within two weeks, officials said. The draft legislation has been finalized by the main stakeholders,…
Real estate insiders cautious on sector outlook
CAIRO: The mood among the development moguls and mortgage experts assembled for "Real Estate in Egypt session Tuesday carried little of the cheeriness expressed by Euromoney conference panelists in the…
Asec to up production as Gozour expands into Africa
CAIRO: Asec Cement said it will increase its production capacity to 13 million tons per year in 2013, from its current production capacity of 3 million tons per year.Meanwhile, food…
