Palm Hills gains on land value, OCI weighs
CAIRO: Shares of Palm Hills hit their highest level since early November on Sunday, lifting Egypt s broader market as investors deemed them cheap compared to the value of the…
American painter Andrew Wyeth dies at 91
Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania s Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as Christina s World, died early…
Mahalla workers to form independent union
CAIRO: Workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory have called off the sit-in they began eight days ago because, they say, the company trade union does not represent their interests.The…
Police arrests 35 at Gaza war protest
CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 35 people including four journalists at a downtown Cairo protest against Israel s war in Gaza on Saturday, a security official said.Anti-riot police were deployed in…
Abou-Trika voted BBC African Footballer of the Year
JOHANNESBURG: Egypt star Mohamed Abou-Trika was named 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year Friday.The 30-year-old midfielder received more than half of 155,000 votes from listeners to the global service…
ENPPI dealt Awad blow
CAIRO: ENPPI were dealt a major blow with the news that winger Islam Awad might miss the rest of the season after tearing a cruciate ligament in his right knee.Awad…
Egypt, Serbia vie for spot in second round
VARAZDIN: Serbia improved its chances of moving into the second round of the handball World Championships in Group D by defeating Egypt 30-22. Norway and Denmark are favorites in the…
Sports Talk: Punished for showing that you care
In this devastating three-week monster aggression, as the Palestinian death toll jumps over 1,100, almost half of them women and children, the profligate of bloodshed from Israel's war in the…
Ministry makes melamine testing mandatory
CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem Al-Gabaly said that testing for toxic levels of melamine are now "obligatory for all types of milk products. These tests are to be conducted "constantly…
