Champions Ahly quick off the mark in Africa
CAIRO: Al-Ahly were quick off the mark in defense of the African Champions League title with a 45-second goal setting up a 3-0 win over Young Africans of Tanzania in…
Indorama workers end strike
CAIRO: Workers at the Indorama textiles factory in Shibeen El-Koum have ended their 11-day strike after winning their demand for payment of an annual bonus."The strike has ended and workers…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Bahais
CAIRO: Egypt s Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld, definitively, the right of Egyptian Bahais to obtain personal identification documents without falsifying their religious beliefs."I m extremely happy - especially given…
Egypt 08/09 growth to slow to 4-4.5 pct, says finance minister
CAIRO: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said on Monday he expected his country s economic growth to slow to between 4 and 4.5 percent in the 2008/09 fiscal year, from…
Egypt to open border with Gaza for two days
CAIRO: Egypt will open its Rafah border with the Gaza Strip for two days from Wednesday so students and the sick can cross, the state-run MENA news agency reported on…
Egypt concerned about future Israeli government
BRUSSELS: Egyptian Foreign Minster Ahmad Aboul Gheit voiced concern Monday for Middle East peace hopes after an ultra-nationalist party signed up to be part of Israel s new government. We…
Al-Beshir to attend Arab Summit in Doha despite ICC warrant
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Beshir intends to attend the upcoming Arab Summit in Doha later this month despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) hanging over…
Egypt, Italian trade ministers meet on bilateral trade ties
ALEXANDRIA: Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid and Italian Minister of Economic Development Caludio Scajola met Sunday to discuss furthering economic and industrial ties between the two…
CBE injects $1 bln into interbank market to stop pound's slide against dollar
CAIRO: Egypt s central bank injected $1 billion into the interbank market on Sunday in an effort to bolster the Egyptian pound against the US dollar after the pound slid…
Spain's Almodovar honors cinema itself in new film
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar unveiled a new film rich in the staples of a career that has earned him two Oscars: romance, sex, drama and lots of humor. But this…
