Zidan gets number 10 jersey at Dortmund
CAIRO: Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan started his new adventure at Dortmund as he began training with his new teammates on Tuesday morning. A statement on the club s website announced…
Meteb joins Ittihad Jeddah on loan
CAIRO: Ahly have announced that striker Emad Meteb will be loaned out for one year to Saudi Arabia s Ittihad Jeddah.The Reds official site stated that Ittihad s $600,000 bid…
Foreign selling pulls Egyptian stocks to new lows
CAIRO: Foreign selling pulled Egyptian share prices to new lows again on Wednesday and the stock exchange said non-Arab foreigners were net sellers by a margin of LE 66 million…
Amnesty urges Egypt to probe border killings
CAIRO: Amnesty International urged the Egyptian government on Wednesday to launch an investigation into the killing by police of people illegally crossing the border into Israel.The London-based human rights watchdog…
Draft anti-terrorism law on hold
CAIRO: The new anti-terrorism law needs further examination and may not be presented to the Shoura Council and People's Assembly during the upcoming parliamentary session, said Mufid Shehab, Minister of…
Sudan's president says ready to go to war
CAIRO: Sudan s President Omar Al-Bashir has told a pan-Arab TV network he would go to war and ask Darfur peacekeepers to leave if the International Criminal Court formally indicts…
ODH reports 56 pct increase in revenues
CAIRO: Orascom Development Holdings saw a 56 percent growth in total consolidated revenues to CHF 237.9 million ($216.9 million) in the first half of 2008, according to the company's financial…
Egypt's fertilizers' market attracts investors
CAIRO: As food price hikes push agricultural yields, the fertilizer industry is getting a boost from fresh investment and increased demand from local and foreign players. A grouping of local…
No slowdown 40 years on for Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias
Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias has vowed never to slow down as he marks the 40th anniversary of a polyglot career that has made him one of the biggest selling Latino…
New edition of Caravan of Euro-Arab cinema kicks off
Caravan of the Euro-Arab cinema is back with a selection of recent European hits as well as Moroccan films premiering in Egypt. The festival opens tonight with Julian Schnabel s…