EFA to investigate Mido-Zaki saga
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) is set to investigate the recent public spat between Egypt and Wigan Athletic strikers Ahmed "Mido Hossam and Amr Zaki. No decisions will be…
Beheira toddler contracts bird flu
CAIRO: A toddler has contracted bird flu, the 61th recorded case since the first outbreak of the disease in the country in 2006, state-news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.The two-year-old…
Downey gives Sherlock Holmes an action update
Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to turn Sherlock Holmes into a wisecracking action hero who ends up handcuffed naked to a bed.Downey offered a sneak peek Tuesday of Sherlock…
'People will die' in crisis fallout, says Boutros Ghali
LONDON: People will die in the world s poorest countries if rich nations push them aside in the scramble to escape the global economic crisis, Egypt s finance minister said…
Egypt not impressed as Lieberman shows willingness to visit
CAIRO: New Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has softened his stance on Egypt after assuming his new post, but Egypt seemed unmoved by his comments.Lieberman assumed the post of foreign…
Wine in Egypt: for foreigners, by foreigners no longer?
CAIRO: Before it was swept up by the nationalist wave that brought Gamal Abdel Nasser to power, Egypt's wine industry was run largely by khawagas - or, less colloquially, foreigners.…
IFC to invest $150 mln regionally over five years
CAIRO: As organizations like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund take center stage in third world development efforts, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has managed to maintain a lower…
His name's Farag, Captain Mamdouh Farag
Watching a high-profile Egyptian gentleman who dyes his hair, whose name begins with M and who praises Egypt's interior ministry is not everyone's cup of tea, but happens to be…
