Hisham Talaat Mostafa verdict today

CAIRO: Today the South Giza court will hear the verdict of the Suzanne Tamim murder trial for which construction mogul Hisham Talaat Moustafa and former police officer Mohsen Al-Sukkari are…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Egypt warns of swine flu threat to Mecca pilgrims

CAIRO: Egyptian Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabaly warned in a newspaper interview on Wednesday of the dangers posed by swine flu to millions of Muslim pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.The minister…

AFP
AFP

Shooting on Giza court while in session

Cairo: The Al-Saf courthouse on the outskirts of Giza was subjected to sustained gunfire Tuesday morning after unknown assailants began shooting from outside the courthouse. They then entered the main…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Rights group says halt Egypt's 'inhumane' pig cull

CAIRO: A leading animal rights group called on Wednesday for Egypt to halt its "cruel and extremely inhumane cull of the nation's 250,000 pigs until "more humane guidelines are implemented.Pigs…

AFP
AFP

Al-Hadari eyes silverware before Egypt return

CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari is desperate to help Sion win the Swiss Cup title before heading back to the Egyptian Premier League.Sion will be aiming for an 11th cup title when…

Omar AbdelAziz

Zaki open to Zamalek option

CAIRO: Amr Zaki is keeping his options open for the new season by not ruling out a return to Zamalek.The Egyptian striker, who is currently nursing a knee injury, is…

Omar AbdelAziz

Gaafar eyeing Ahly upset

CAIRO: Gaish boss Farouk Gaafar is targeting an earth-shattering win over Ahly, "only for the sake of his team , ahead of Wednesday s crucial league finale.The Zamalek legend led…

Omar AbdelAziz

Egypt 2009 cement exports seen lower: CI Capital

CAIRO: Egypt will see declining cement exports in 2009 due to the global slowdown coupled with a government decision to ban cement exports for four months from April, Egypt s…

Cynthia Johnston