Egypt releases French tourists after 'dangerous' safari
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have released five French tourists and four Egyptians accused of endangering themselves by travelling on an unauthorised desert safari, a security official said on Thursday.The tourists, aged…
Mido is more efficient than Zaki: report
CAIRO: A report carried out by Middlesbrough's official website stated that Ahmed "Mido Hossam has a better scoring record than Wigan Atheltic's Amr Zaki.Zaki is currently the Premiership's top scorer…
Al-Qaeyi refutes Hamza rumors
CAIRO: Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi denied that the club had signed Zamalek striker Gamal Hamza.Earlier reports speculated that Hamza, whose contract with Zamalek expires by the end of the…
Exchange of fire in Gaza, first time since June
JERUSALEM: Israeli rescue services Wednesday reported a massive cross-border rocket barrage by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip - hours after an Israeli air strike in the first major exchange…
Yes we can, says Obama after landslide victory
CAIRO: Forty years after the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King and 45 years after his stirring "I have a dream speech, the United States elected the first…
Egypt's Mubarak awaits Obama's Middle East peace efforts
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, whose country is a key US ally in the region, said on Wednesday he hoped American president-elect Barack Obama would work towards peace in…
Obama's victory and the global economy
CAIRO: Around the world, people watched the US elections with interest, a certain amount of admiration, and a healthy dose of skepticism. There's no doubt that an Obama victory was…
EFG-Hermes fund to tap undervalued stocks
DUBAI: Egypt's EFG-Hermes said on Tuesday it was planning a "special situations fund worth some $500 million to take advantage of low equities prices amid the global financial turmoil. Hazem…