Asian footsteps in Africa
CAMBRIDGE: Don't look now, but capitalism - maligned in these bailout-ridden recessionary days - is reshaping Africa inexorably. What is different today is that it is emanating from China and…
Egyptian noblewoman's 3,000 year-old tomb revealed
CAIRO, March 3, 2009 (AFP) - Japanese archaeologists have unearthed an Egyptian noblewoman s 3,000 year-old tomb in the necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo, the antiquities department said on…
Local group boycotts UK convoy en route to Gaza
CAIRO: An Egyptian activist group has cancelled its involvement in a Palestine aid convoy because of alleged coordination between the convoy organizers and members of Egypt s ruling National Democratic…
Security forces arrest 16 Brotherhood members
CAIRO: In its latest crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, security forces arrested 16 members from different governorates early Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the group.The detainees include Mostafa…
Auditing agency to collect accumulated newspaper taxes
CAIRO: The Central Auditing Agency (CAA) turned down a request by the Ministry of Finance to drop state-run newspapers' accumulated taxes, MP Saad Al-Husseiny told Daily News Egypt.Mona Gamal, the…
Al-Ghandour sacked from UAE post
CAIRO: Gamal Al-Ghandour has been sacked as the technical adviser for the UAE Football Association refereeing committee.Local newspaper Al-Bayan said the committee showed the former Egyptian referee the door because…
Radwan angered by Ismaili clash postponement
CAIRO: Arab Contractors coach Mohamed Radwan is not happy with the Egyptian Football Association s decision to postpone his team s league game against Ismaili.The encounter, which was supposed to…
Shikabala out of ENPPI encounter
CAIRO: Zamalek winger Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq has been ruled of the White Knights Egyptian Premier League clash against ENPPI due to injury. The International playmaker sustained a hamstring strain in…