Ahli, Zamalek targeting Banha left-back
CAIRO: Banha left-back AbdEl-Baki Mohamed claimed that Ahly and Zamalek are both interested in acquiring his services in January.The Egypt U-20 international was recently handed a trial with Ahly s…
Ittihad extends Geddo contract
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad Alexandria signed Mohamed "Geddo Nagui on a one-year extension to his contract that will keep him at the club until 2012.Geddo is targeted by several Egyptian top-flight sides…
Poor bearing brunt of surge in Saudi executions, says Amnesty
LONDON: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday that executions are surging in Saudi Arabia and that the principal victims are poor migrant laborers and Saudis without connections.The Saudi…
Egypt stocks surge over 6.5 pct, following Gulf rally
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index extended gains on Tuesday in line with Gulf markets, climbing over 6.5 percent led by a surge in heavyweight Orascom Construction Industries, traders said.…
Security slows down Egypt embassy opening in Iraq
CAIRO: Egypt will need more time to ensure security measures are in place before it goes ahead with its decision to open an embassy in Iraq, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul…
Egypt police kill African migrant on Israel border
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police shot dead an African migrant and wounded another on Tuesday as they tried to cross illegally into Israel, a security official said.The two were shot when police…
US candidates Mideast policy similar, except for Iraq
CAIRO: The two candidates vying for the presidency of the United States have similar foreign policies concerning the Middle East but differ only on the subject of Iraq, a lobbyist…
Uptown Cairo makes inroads into onsite facilities
CAIRO: Emaar Egypt - wholly owned subsidiary of the UAE-based Emaar Properties - is currently finalizing negotiations to build an international school and hospital on its community residential project Uptown…