UNDP report calls for more attention to Upper Egypt
CAIRO: Upper Egypt needs more attention, more developmental projects and more investments, said the latest United Nations Development Project (UNDP) report on human development covering eight Egyptian governorates. Although the…
Case of jailed Egyptian doctors in Saudi exposes injustice, says activist
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit's statement that arguably downplayed the imprisonment and lashing of two Egyptian doctors in Saudi Arabia has drawn mixed reactions from the doctors' families and…
Soliman defends Zamalek's young selections
CAIRO: Zamalek trainer Moemen Soliman defended the coaching staff s decision to field several youth players in the 1-0 defeat to Ismaili on Sunday.Hazem Emam jr., Ahmed Ibrahim, Alaa Ali…
Farag reveals Ahly regret
CAIRO: Ahly striker Ahmed Hassan Farag said that he regrets moving to the Red Devils from Ghazl Mahalla last summer.Farag had very few minutes of playing with Ahly so far…
Young Pharaohs drawn in African Nations Cup Group B
CAIRO: Egypt s U-20 team have been drawn in the African Cup of Nations Group B alongside Nigeria, Ivory Coast and South Africa.The continental competition is to be held in…
Hamza, Abdi facing more troubles
CAIRO: Zamalek football director Ahmed Refaat has made an official complaint to the club board regarding forward Gamal Hamza and defender Wissem Abdi for skipping training twice on the trot.…
OPEC ends Cairo meeting without new output cuts
CAIRO: OPEC held off on announcing new oil output cuts on Saturday, but its alarm over falling demand and a slumping economy potentially laid the groundwork for a big reduction…
Egypt stock index adds 4 pct, extending rebound
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index jumped 4 percent on Sunday to extend a rebound alongside Gulf Arab bourses, with gains in some of the Egyptian stocks most battered by…