We are ready for a tough trip, says Al-Badri
CAIRO: Ahly assistant manager Hossam Al-Badri is aware that the trip to Garoua will not be easy, but declared that the Reds are persistent to return with the Champions League…
Sinai Bedouins briefly kidnap 25 policemen
EL-ARISH: Armed Bedouin tribesmen on Tuesday briefly kidnapped a truckload of 25 Egyptian policemen in northern Sinai in protest at the killing of one of their number, a security official…
Shaaban Abdel Rahim strikes chord against Obama
CAIRO: Famous Egyptian singer Shaaban Abdel Rahim is weighing in on Barack Obama s US presidential win with a new song warning Obama fans in Egypt that President George W.…
Egypt to give shares of state companies to public
CAIRO: Egypt s ruling party proposed on Monday that the government give Egyptians free shares in public sector companies in a move that would make privatization more popular and give…
Egypt seeks war crimes reprieve for Beshir
CAIRO: Egypt called on Tuesday for the International Criminal Court to delay for a year any war crimes indictment against Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir, while efforts are under way to…
Schneider Electric opens third factory in Egypt
Cairo: Schneider Electric Egypt inaugurated its third manufacturing site in Egypt, located in Badr Industrial City, with a total investment of LE 250 millions, the company said in a statement.…
Nielsen to hold first Consumer 360 conference in Cairo
CAIRO: "The marketing field is dominated by Egyptians, Hany Mwafy, managing director of ACNielsen Egypt said, "but we never came under one roof and interacted. This, according to Mwafy, is…
Bond is back, leaner, meaner and more vulnerable than ever
This will probably upset most old-school James Bond fanatics, but I firmly believe that 2006's "Casino Royale was the best entry in the 46-year-old franchise. Yes, even better than the…
A 4,300- year-old pyramid discovered in Sakkara desert
CAIRO: A 4,300-year-old pyramid of a Pharaonic queen was discovered in Sakkara desert, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass told reporters in a press conference on…
IN FOCUS: What Moderate Islamists Expect from Obama?
How will president-elect Barack Obama deal with moderate Islamists in the Middle East? That is the question that is preoccupying Islamists and Arab authoritarian regimes alike. Despite President Bush's tragic…