Hodoud might punish Eid
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud considers punishing forward Ahmed Eid for being sent-off in his side s 1-0 defeat to Ittihad in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.The Egyptian international received two…
Alexandria boy contracts bird flu
CAIRO: The health ministry said on Wednesday that an eight-year-old boy has contracted bird flu after he was exposed to dead fowl, the state-run news agency MENA reported.The boy, who…
Big cap firms mixed as Egypt indexes rise slightly
CAIRO: Egyptian stock indexes eked out small gains on Thursday as heavyweight firms moved in opposite directions in high volumes. Among gainers, Orascom Telecom (OT) added 2.52 percent and Orascom…
Oil prices slip as profit-taking sets in
LONDON: Oil prices slid Thursday on profit-taking, after a strong rally the previous day on news of sliding crude inventories in key consumer the United States, traders said.Brent North Sea…
Somali pirates release Egyptian ship
CAIRO: Somali pirates released an Egyptian cargo ship on Wednesday with its 28 crew whom they had seized off the Somali coast on New Year s Day, the state-run MENA…
Al-Beshir expels aid groups, Arab League to contest arrest warrant
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir expelled 10 aid organizations in the wake of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday, which he labeled a "conspiracy. "This…
Consulting group says Gulf real estate will shift
CAIRO: If he had been asked to address the same room just one year earlier, his theme would have been "how to turn sand into gold, said Sven-Olaf Vathje, managing…
NBE gets $400 mln to up capital
CAIRO: The National Bank of Egypt this week announced that it would accept a $400 million loan to increase its capital. The move is partially a response to the current…
Ullmann to direct Blanchett in 'Streetcar'
Norway s Liv Ullmann will direct Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett in Streetcar Named Desire this year at Washington s Kennedy Center, officials announced Tuesday.Ullmann, best known for the films…
A Palestinian tale of surviving on music
Swiss film week got off on the right foot Wednesday evening at Galaxy cinema with a star-studded opening that witnessed the premiere of Palestinian documentary "Telling Strings. Palestinian singer Kamilya…