There was no Fulham offer, says Mido
CAIRO: Egyptian striker Ahmed "Mido Hossam denied on Tuesday that Premiership side Fulham was among his suitors.Reports circulated in England on Monday that the former Marseille and Roma ace was…
Shehata rings the changes ahead of DR Congo clash
CAIRO: Ahly captain Shadi Mohamed and Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abdel-Monsef were dropped from Egypt s squad for the World Cup qualifier against DR Congo on Sept. 7.Egypt coach Hassan Shehata…
Orascom Telecom results disappoint as Asia growth slows
CAIRO: Mobile phone operator Orascom Telecom reported lower-than-expected net income in the second quarter as growth in Pakistan and Bangladesh slowed and financing costs rose, hitting its shares. The number…
World Bank, Egypt ink $145 mln irrigation loan
CAIRO: Egyptian and World Bank officials lent their signatures to a project aiming to reclaim farmland, save groundwater, improve growing techniques and institutionalize water management in the West Delta region,…
Court takes case for halt of gas export to Israel
CAIRO: An Egyptian court is reviewing a petition by a group of lawyers to halt Egypt s natural gas exports to Israel, one of the attorneys said Monday.Lawyer Ibrahim Yousri…
Mobinil launches 3G service
CAIRO: The Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil) launched its 3G services on Sept. 1 after months of back and forth with authorities. The largest mobile phone operator in Egypt…
THE REEL ESTATE: WALL-E, EVE and the infinite space
Readers of this column will probably be aware that I'm not a big Disney fan. For all the cutesy characters, family values, and wish-fulfillment; a salvo of subliminal messages and…
