Activists begin "March to Gaza"
CAIRO: Fourteen activists from Egypt, the US, the UK, Spain, Poland and France marched "to Gaza on Friday in solidarity with Palestinians.Beginning in Shobra, North Cairo, the activists marched to…
El-Boushi's bank accounts empty, say reports
CAIRO: Investigations carried out by the Ministry of Interior revealed that Egyptian tycoon Nabil Mahmoud El-Boushi had no money in his bank accounts. Reports also say he used Egyptian investors'…
Sports Talk: Hand grenade
Egypt could finish no higher than 14th in the 24-team World Handball Championship recently held in Croatia. The result is slightly better than 17th two years ago, 15th in 2003,…
Hollywood thriller on shady bankers opens Berlin film fest
BERLIN: The 59th Berlin Film Festival opened Thursday with the topical thriller The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts as crusaders against a corrupt banking conglomerate.The world premiere at…
Egypt stock index ends session at four-year low
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index, the CASE 30, dropped to a four-year low on Thursday as panicky retail investors reacted to the fall of new resistance levels, brokers said.…
Egypt turns back Hamas group with cash, says official
CAIRO: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas left Cairo Thursday without an agreement over a long-term truce with Israel, but with loads of money. An Egyptian security official said…
Jordanian medic held within Rafah border crossing
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces at the Rafah border crossing detained a Jordanian medic Thursday after he handed medicine to a Palestinian patient returning to the Gaza Strip.Salman Mesaid was taken…
Novartis Egypt sees 18 pct growth in 2008
CAIRO: While the relentless global financial malaise could raise the blood pressure of jittery executives, it could be a silver lining for pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis."The pharmaceuticals sector is…