African clubs chase for semi-finals spots reaches climax
JOHANNESBURG: The struggle to reach the African Champions League semi-finals goes down to the wire this weekend with seven clubs hoping to join Ahly of Egypt.Surprise packets Dynamos of Zimbabwe…
Two dead, three missing in Gaza tunnel collapse
GAZA CITY: A Gaza security official says two people have died in the collapse of a smugglers tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border and three are still trapped below ground.The official…
Crisis? What crisis? asks cash-rich art world
NEW YORK: In a world sweating over financial turmoil, high-end art collectors say they are keeping their cool - and still spinning profits.As stock markets crashed Tuesday from Wall Street…
Israelis and Egyptians meet on Hamas prisoner swap
JERUSALEM: Israeli defense officials say senior negotiator Ofer Dekel has met Egyptian officials in Cairo in an effort to achieve movement on a proposed prisoner swap with Hamas.Dekel is the…
Journalists' Syndicate discusses 'historic verdict' on health sector privatization
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's plans to privatize Egypt's health insurance system would have been "a complete waste of public money, said Khaled Ali, chairman of the Hisham Mubarak Law…
Egypt's mortgage finance market is resilient, says Amlak CEO
CAIRO: As the ripple effects of the subprime mortgage meltdown signal a seismic shift in global financial markets with big names biting the dust, Egypt's mortgage finance market remains intact,…
Egypt central bank injects $500 mln into forex market, say reports
CAIRO: Reports indicate that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) may be taking a strong stance to protect the Egyptian pound in the face of potential collapse on Wall Street.The…
Egypt stock indexes tumble over 4 pct, Eastern down
CAIRO: Egypt's main stock indexes slid over 4 percent on Thursday as the market reeled on global market woes, with Eastern Tobacco tumbling over 8 percent, traders said. The benchmark…
Don't Panic! New outing for 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
LONDON: An Irish author has been commissioned to write a new installment of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, the cult science fiction comedy which became a worldwide hit,…
Perfect present continuous
Waiting is a word that best illustrates the term "perfect present continuous - the grammar for tense moments in search of perfection.Coined by independent art curator Nat Muller, the "perfect…