Ahly re-launch contract talks with Gomaa, Hosni
CAIRO: Ahly officials have resumed talks with defender Wael Gomaa and striker Osama Hosni in order to extend the pair s contracts with the club.The Red Devils official website confirmed…
From rock bottom to red carpet: Oscars comeback kids
From rock bottom to the red carpet: win or lose on Oscar night, Mickey Rourke and Robert Downey Jr. are the undisputed comeback kids of the 81st Academy Awards.Both actors…
Egyptian indexes slip again, NSGB up on results
CAIRO: Key Egyptian stock indexes dropped between 2.3 and 2.7 percent on Wednesday, dragged down by what brokers called corrections in Orascom Telecom (OT) and Orascom Construction (OCI). National Societe…
Egypt to send troops and police to Congo
CAIRO: Egypt announced on Tuesday that it plans to send troops and police to join the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Egypt will send 1,325 soldiers and…
Israel's Gaza truce pointman lashes out at Olmert
JERUSALEM: Israel s pointman in talks with Egypt on a Gaza truce has lashed out at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for linking the issue to the release of captive Israeli…
Public prosecutor orders Ayman Nour's release
CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor has freed the country's best-known political dissident, Ayman Nour, on health grounds, a judicial official told AFP on Wednesday."The public prosecutor decided to free Ayman Nour…
MPs blame government for truck drivers' strike
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Wednesday a request filed by several MPs blaming the government for inciting the nationwide strike staged by truck drivers.In the request, several MPs blame…
Pharmacists end strike, open pharmacies
CAIRO: The Pharmacists' Syndicate ended its two-day strike after the Ministry of Finance agreed not to implement new tax regulations for pharmacies on a retroactive basis. Pharmacies were operating on…
Land Rover Egypt sales up 49 pct
CAIRO: Earlier this month, MTI Automotive, Land Rover's sole importer in the country, reported a 49 percent increase in car sales for 2008.In a statement, the company said the year…