Ghaly vows to impress with Nasr
CAIRO: Nasr midfielder Hossam Ghaly admitted that he wasn t at his best last season, saying he will do everything in his power to redeem himself next season.The 27-year-old was…
NAM summit kicks off with bold statements by world leaders
CAIRO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Cuban leader Raul Castro chaired the opening session of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement summit in Sharm El-Sheikh Wednesday. The…
Egypt's minister meets Iranian counterpart
CAIRO: The Egyptian and Iranian foreign ministers have met three times this week, signaling a thaw in the tense relations between the two Muslim nations, Egyptian and Iranian diplomats said…
Warship passage indicates Egypt-Israel front against Iran, says Hezbollah leader
CAIRO: The passage of two Israeli warships through the Suez Canal Tuesday are indicative of Egyptian/Israeli security cooperation against Iran's nuclear program, said prominent Hezbollah leader Mohamed Yazbek. Yazbek told…
Mobile phone ownership high among Egypt's youth, says repor
CAIRO: Mobile phone ownership is high among Egypt s younger generation, a report issued by the Nielsen Company, a global information and media company, found out. The report focused specifically…
Banque du Caire and Misr Beltone Asset Management launch LE 100 mln fund
CAIRO: Banque du Caire and Misr Beltone Asset Management, subsidy of the Cairo-based Belton Financial investment bank, established a new LE 100 million money market fund, Al-Qahirah Al-Youmy, they announced…
Growth may slow down to 3.5 pct in 2009, says report
CAIRO: Egypt's economic growth for fiscal year 2009/2010 could slow down to 3.5 percent, Cairo investment bank HC securities predicted in a report released Tuesday. The report, entitled "Egypt Macro…
A 'melancholic' rendezvous in a coffee shop
In the middle of Cairo's downtown bustle is a little café that doubles as a gallery space named "Kunst. With barely enough room to encompass its tables and chairs, the…