Masri appoint Bicskei as manager
CAIRO: Hungarian Bertalan Bicskei was named new head coach of Masri, the Port-Said club said on Wednesday.The 65-year-old signed a one-and-a-half contract with the coastal club, where he had two…
Egypt drop 15 places in FIFA ranking
CAIRO: Six-time African champions Egypt dropped 15 places in the monthly FIFA ranking to run off the top-20 list.The Pharaohs reached their first-ever position last month when they moved up…
News in brief
Egypt index stable with heavy trade in OT and CIB Egypt s benchmark index was little changed on Wednesday as heavy buying on Orascom Telecom (OT) balanced out selling on…
Cairo ICT participants upbeat as conference ends
CAIRO: Over four days, Cairo ICT 2009 drew ministers, executives and technology groupies from countries as far-flung as Malaysia, flooding the International Conference Center in Nasr City with flatscreen televisions,…
Arabs fear rise of hard-right in Israel
CAIRO: Arabs on Wednesday saw little hope for peace from whatever government emerges from Israel s inconclusive elections, and they expressed fears over the rising power of Israel s far…
MP Ashraf Badr suspended from PA for shoe incident
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MP Ashraf Badr was suspended from the current parliamentary session, which ends in the summer, after threatening another MP representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) by…
US Congressman proposes bill to end military aid to Egypt
CAIRO: A bill calling for an end to US military aid to Egypt because it has not complied with the Camp David Accords was recently introduced to the US Congress…
INTERVIEW: Xerox Egypt's Yehia Maaty says crisis impact minimal
CAIRO: When the economy went into decline last year, Xerox Vice President and Managing Director Yehia Maaty was forced to take stock of his company.Xerox Egypt had been growing by…
Egypt's growth slows to 4.1 pct in Q2
The Egyptian economy grew slightly below market expectations at an annual 4.1 percent rate in the second quarter of the 2008/09 fiscal year ending in June, compared to 7.7 percent…