Egyptian stocks up on Wall Street, new confidence
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index rose 1.63 percent on Thursday as gains on Wall Street helped restore confidence among retail investors, brokers said. But the launch of a new…
Jose promises World Cup entertainment
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that his team is capable of producing World class displays when they take part in the Club World Cup in Japan next month.After winning…
Zaki out of West Brom clash
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki is set to miss his team s Premiership clash with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday due to an ongoing calf injury.The Egyptian international has…
Gomaa, Abdel Hamid sustain ankle injuries
CAIRO: Ahly defender Wael Gomaa and goal keeper Amir Abdel-Hamid picked up ankle injuries during the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Police Union on Wednesday.The African…
Journalists to be prosecuted for violating Tamim ban
CAIRO: Five journalists from Al-Masry Al-Youm and Al-Wafd newspapers, including their two chief editors, will be tried on grounds of violating the press ban on the details of the Suzanne…
IDC's IT in Government Roadshow in Middle East, Africa tour
DUBAI: The latest installment of IDC s IT in Government Roadshow has been touring the region throughout October and November, opening in Rabat, Morocco, and moving through Midrand, Nairobi, Abu…
A sustainable recovery
NEW YORK: The global recession now underway is the result not only of a financial panic, but also of more basic uncertainty about the future direction of the world economy.…
A way out of Guantanamo
WASHINGTON DC: One of President-elect Barack Obama's top priorities will be to rethink the "war on terror from the ground up. That means following through on his campaign promises to…
Much-ado at 'Go with Peace Jamil'
Criticism is bitter medicine, and it was equally hard to swallow at the screening of "Maa Salaama Jamil (Go in Peace Jamil) as at its aftermath.Omar Shargawi's directorial début kicks…
