Carla Bruni's Italian castle sold
ROME: French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy s family castle in Italy has been sold to an Arab sheikh for ?9 million, Italian daily La Stampa reported Wednesday. Yes, we have…
Scorsese seeking Day-Lewis and Del Toro for 'Silence'
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is in talks with fellow Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro as potential stars of his upcoming film Silence set in 17th century Japan,…
CIB, Mobinil help push Egypt's bourse higher
CAIRO: Shares in Commercial International Bank (CIB) gained 7.31 percent on market expectations of strong full-year earnings, helping Egypt s benchmark stock index rise 1 percent on Wednesday. Traders said…
Egypt, Swiss free trade boosts export numbers
CAIRO: Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid and Swiss Vice President Doris Leuthard said Tuesday that keeping bilateral trade open was essential to surviving the worst economic crisis since World War…
Tunnel bombings continue, opposition to protest Rafah closure
CAIRO: Israeli air strikes continued to bomb tunnels running underneath the Egypt-Gaza border late on Tuesday and early on Wednesday, sources in the area told Daily News Egypt.Israeli strikes on…
Arab FMs object to foreign interference
ABU DHABI: The foreign ministers of eight Arab states meeting in the United Arab Emirates called on Tuesday for an end to non-Arab interference in regional affairs, their host said.…
US Mideast envoy wants regional office
WASHINGTON: The special US envoy for Middle East peace, George Mitchell, has asked to open his own office in the region to deal with day-to-day developments between Israel, the Palestinians…
Developing countries to grow 3-5 pct
KUWAIT: Economies of developing countries are seen growing up to 5 percent in 2009, while industrialized countries will shrink due to the global financial crisis, the World Bank s chief…
Sfaxien coach unfazed by Abou-Trika threat
CAIRO: Sfaxien manager Ghazi Gherairi is unconcerned with Mohamed Abou-Trika s sole threat as he respects Ahly as a team , ahead of Friday s African Super Cup clash.Abou-Trika holds…
Egypt pulls out of 2018 World Cup bid
ZURICH: FIFA announced that Egypt withdrew at the last minute from preliminary bids to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, which include applications by the United States, England and…
