Ismaili hoping to keep Ricardo
CAIRO: Ismaili is willing to keep coach Ricardo Ferreira for next season, despite losing the league title to Ahly on Sunday.Ricardo has already announced that he is leaving Ismailia regardless…
Egypt allow Ahly duo to face Santos
CAIRO: Ahly have reached an agreement with the national team to keep Ahmed Fathi and Ahmed Hassan for next week s Confederation Cup tie with Santos of Angola. Mohamed Abou-Trika,…
Egypt says no new restriction on wheat imports
CAIRO: The Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday it had not issued a new regulation restricting wheat imports, after a newspaper reported that only wheat shipped directly from its country of…
Egypt's IT sector going through growing pains
CAIRO: One of the most prominent hiccups affecting the telecoms sector of late was the decision by the National Telecoms Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to postpone the sale of a second…
Housing to see summer boom in Egypt, says official
CAIRO: Egypt's housing sector will start surging again this summer, said one official Monday."By Ramadan the housing sector in Egypt will start booming, said Osama Saleh, chairman of the Mortgage…
Energy investment 'essential' despite crisis: G8 ministers
ROME: Investment in energy projects is essential and must go forward despite the global financial crisis, Group of Eight energy ministers said Monday at the end of a two-day meeting…
Marcel Marceau's top hat hits Paris auction blocks
Marcel Marceau s battered top hat, embellished with a single red flower, goes up for auction this week in a Paris sale of more than 900 personal objects and souvenirs…
Finding peace after living a family 'lie'
When Maha Akhtar tried to renew her British passport while studying in Spain, she discovered that she is the granddaughter of an Indian Maharaja - her mother had not been…
Scraping stereotypes at 'Deterge'
we are all familiar with the legendary Egyptian black and white films, those which featured cinematic giants such as Faten Hamama and Shadia. At the peak of their careers in…