Ittihad plan Meteb bid
CAIRO: Saudi champions Ittihad Jeddah will be launching a bid to sign Emad Meteb on permanent bases, the player s agent said on Thursday.The Egyptian striker is on loan at…
Abdullah makes surprise comeback
CAIRO: Zamalek winger Mohamed Abdullah made a swift recovery from a knee cap injury to take part in the team s Thursday training session.After he was injured during Zamalek s…
Ahly considers bonus raise
CAIRO: Ahly s football committee is considering raising players incentives ahead of the Egyptian champions clash against Enyimba in the CAF Champions League. The committee originally set a winning bonus…
Egypt median o/n interbank steady, pound falls
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was steady at 11.9 percent on Thursday compared to 11.907 percent on Wednesday, dealers said. The central bank was scheduled…
Egypt may freeze some energy prices to fight slowdown
CAIRO: The Egyptian government may temporarily freeze prices some industries pay for energy to help Egypt s economy withstand a global financial crisis, the country s trade minister was quoted…
Orascom Telecom plunges, leading Egypt shares down
CAIRO: Orascom Telecom posted its sharpest single-day drop in 22 months on Thursday, dragging down Egypt s CASE 30 index, as foreigners dumped the stock as part of a global…
Sudanese president begins Darfur peace conference
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) _ Sudan s president has launched a three-day meeting to hammer out what he calls a national vision for peace in the country s wartorn Darfur region.Regional…
