Shadi to join Ittihad
CAIRO: Former Ahly captain Shadi Mohamed said he will sign for Ittihad on a free transfer on Tuesday after rejecting offers from abroad.The 32-year-old defender, who has been released by…
SAfrica police slam Egypt theft party claims
PRETORIA: South African police on Monday denounced media reports that the Egyptian Confederations Cup team had been robbed of cash by prostitutes they had invited to their hotel room. There…
Jackson wrapped video before death
Two weeks before he died, Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate production dubbed the Dome Project that could be the final finished video piece overseen by the King…
Green energy agency to locate headquarters in UAE
CAIRO: Member states of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) voted to locate their headquarters in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt s state news agency MENA said on Monday. MENA…
Iraqis take control as US troops leave cities
BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces paraded in tanks and armored vehicles across Baghdad on Tuesday as they take control of towns and cities nationwide from departing US troops six years after…
Darfur development impossible in areas of conflict, says expert
CAIRO: Moving from humanitarian assistance to development in Darfur will be impossible in areas where the conflict is still blazing, said David Phillips, visiting scholar and director of the Darfur…
Brotherhood leader released on health grounds
CAIRO: The Higher State Security Prosecution office released Muslim Brotherhood leader Fathi Lasheen, former consultant at the Ministry of Justice, on health grounds.Lasheen was one of 13 Brotherhood leaders arrested…
Egypt approves nine electricity stations totaling LE 120 bln
CAIRO: Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes has approved LE 120 billion for nine new electricity stations. Construction on the new facilities will start at the beginning of the…
Egypt begins new fiscal year with expected LE 99 bln deficit
CAIRO: Egypt's finance minister said he predicts that the country will spend LE 323.9 billion in the 2009/10 fiscal year, which begins today, and incur a deficit of LE 98.9…
'Transformers': Worst-reviewed $400 million hit?
After just five days, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the…