Suez police officer gets 15 years for murder
CAIRO: A low ranking police officer who fatally shot a man has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.Alaa Tharwat Abdel Maqsoud was convicted yesterday by a court in Suez of…
Shehata to name squad for Zambia qualifier
CAIRO: Egypt boss Hassan Shehata revealed that he s planning to name a squad for the forthcoming 2010 World Cup qualifier against Zambia.The former Zamalek star has already recalled seven…
Fans applause is what matters to Hassan
CAIRO: Ahmed Hassan said on Sunday he was not concerned at being frequently substituted by Ahly coach Manuel Jose as long as fans applaud him. I perform well and the…
Champions Ahly quick off the mark in Africa
CAIRO: Al-Ahly were quick off the mark in defense of the African Champions League title with a 45-second goal setting up a 3-0 win over Young Africans of Tanzania in…
Indorama workers end strike
CAIRO: Workers at the Indorama textiles factory in Shibeen El-Koum have ended their 11-day strike after winning their demand for payment of an annual bonus."The strike has ended and workers…
Supreme Court rules in favor of Bahais
CAIRO: Egypt s Supreme Administrative Court yesterday upheld, definitively, the right of Egyptian Bahais to obtain personal identification documents without falsifying their religious beliefs."I m extremely happy - especially given…
Egypt 08/09 growth to slow to 4-4.5 pct, says finance minister
CAIRO: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said on Monday he expected his country s economic growth to slow to between 4 and 4.5 percent in the 2008/09 fiscal year, from…
Egypt to open border with Gaza for two days
CAIRO: Egypt will open its Rafah border with the Gaza Strip for two days from Wednesday so students and the sick can cross, the state-run MENA news agency reported on…
Egypt concerned about future Israeli government
BRUSSELS: Egyptian Foreign Minster Ahmad Aboul Gheit voiced concern Monday for Middle East peace hopes after an ultra-nationalist party signed up to be part of Israel s new government. We…
Al-Beshir to attend Arab Summit in Doha despite ICC warrant
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Beshir intends to attend the upcoming Arab Summit in Doha later this month despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) hanging over…
