Hamza completes Swedish move
Zamalek forward Gamal Hamza has on Saturday completed his move to Swedish side Vasalunds IF on a short-term deal.Hamza penned a four-month contract at the second-division club after taking part…
World Forum pledges action on water, but rift over statement
ISTANBUL: A seven-day focus on the world s water crunch wound up here on Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive for clean water and sanitation…
Egypt index gains slightly, small caps in focus
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark index rose slightly on Sunday in light trade with retail investors moving into selected small caps, and investment bank EFG-Hermes surged as investors saw it as…
Mobinil on track for revenue target
CAIRO: Mobinil, Egypt s largest mobile operator by subscribers, said on Sunday it was on track to meet its target for 10 percent revenue growth this year and that a…
Egypt GDP growth seen 3.5-4 pct in FY 09/10
NEW YORK: Economic growth in Egypt is expected to decline to the 3.5 to 4 percent range in the upcoming fiscal year, Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin told Reuters in an…
Egypt Q4 unemployment falls to 8.8 percent, says MENA
CAIRO: Unemployment in Egypt fell to 8.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 9.1 percent a year earlier, state news agency MENA said on Sunday. There were 2.209…
Netanyahu seeks to reassure Egypt over FM pick
JERUSALEM: Israeli premier-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to reassure Cairo over choosing a firebrand who once told the Egyptian president to go to hell as his foreign minister, his office…
Rice export ban ends in October
CAIRO: By the time Egypt's rice export ban is over, it will have lasted at least three times longer than was first announced. This week, the Ministry of Trade and…
Big unknown: Cannes festival contenders
Two months before the curtain goes up on the Cannes film festival, the movie world is swirling with rumors on the films that will line up for the event s…
INTERVIEW: Al Khan author celebrates book launch
It's common knowledge among Tarek Shahin's friends that Omar, the protagonist of Al Khan, the daily comic strip Shahin authors, is his alter-ego. Omar has left a banking career in…