Landmark sexual harassment case ends in three-year sentence
CAIRO: The first sexual harassment case to be taken to court in Egypt ended with a landmark three-year jail sentence for the accused at the North Cairo courthouse in Abbasiya…
Egypt draw 'lucky' Algeria in World Cup
ZURICH: The last time World Cup underachievers Egypt reached the tournament they defeated Algeria en route.So the unhappiness of the Pharaohs at being drawn against the North Africans here Wednesday…
Ahly uphold decision to broadcast games exclusively
CAIRO: Egyptian champions Ahly have released a statement confirming their intent to air the team s league games exclusively on the club s satellite channel. The decision was taken in…
Wigan step up efforts to sign Zaki permanently, say reports
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic chief executive Brenda Spencer reportedly set to arrive in Cairo soon to hold talks with Zamalek officials over signing Amr Zaki on a permanent basis.Reports in England…
Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims
Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend…
Foreigners dump Egyptian stocks, index down 2.2 pct
CAIRO: Foreigners dumped major Egyptian stocks on Tuesday, dragging the benchmark CASE 30 index down 2.2 percent to 5,608.96 points. Non-Egyptians were net sellers by a margin of LE 87…
Egyptian MP only Arab to monitor US presidential elections
CAIRO: The International Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) Committee chose Egyptian MP Mohamed Mostafa Sherdy as a representative of the North Africa region to the Organization for Security and Cooperation…
Nazif's closing remarks echo peppy tone of Euromoney
CAIRO: The capstone of the Euromoney Conference came yesterday afternoon as Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif took the stage to discuss the current state of the Egyptian economy.Singing in thematic harmony…