Off-duty officer detained for shooting man
CAIRO: Police officer Adel Al-Shahed of the Giza police station is being held pending investigation for fatally shooting a man while off-duty.Al-Shahed was involved in an altercation near the Shooting…
Gomaa, Abdel Hamid sustain ankle injuries
CAIRO: Ahly defender Wael Gomaa and goal keeper Amir Abdel-Hamid picked up ankle injuries during the team s 1-0 league defeat at the hands of Police Union on Wednesday.The African…
Zaki out of West Brom clash
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki is set to miss his team s Premiership clash with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday due to an ongoing calf injury.The Egyptian international has…
Jose promises World Cup entertainment
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose said that his team is capable of producing World class displays when they take part in the Club World Cup in Japan next month.After winning…
Egyptian stocks up on Wall Street, new confidence
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark stock index rose 1.63 percent on Thursday as gains on Wall Street helped restore confidence among retail investors, brokers said. But the launch of a new…
Arabs urge Abbas to stay on as Palestinian president
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday called on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to stay on in his post until his ruling Fatah party reaches a deal with Hamas, and also…
Egypt, Arab League slam Mumbai 'terrorism'
CAIRO: Egypt and the Arab League on Thursday denounced the "terrorist attacks which left at least 100 people dead in India's financial hub Mumbai.Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemned the attacks…
State bank claims forum's "Top Brand" award
CAIRO: The National Bank of Egypt captured a "Top Brand award at the close of a two-day marketing conference this week, despite competing with several multinational banks and a credit…
Egypt economic growth slows to 5.8 pct
CAIRO: Amidst the sound and fury of today's global economic turmoil, experts in Egypt have long claimed that the country would handle the crisis better than most.But this week, the…