Ismaili withdraw from CAF Champions League
ISMAILIA: Ismaili have decided to withdraw from the CAF Champions League to take part in its Arabic equivalent, the club announced on Saturday. The advantages of playing in the Arab…
Toothless Zamalek held by 10-man ASEC
CAIRO: Below-par Zamalek were held to a goalless draw by 10-man ASEC Mimosas at Military Academy in the CAF Champions League on Saturday.The Cairo giants were hoping to claim all…
Crime Watch
Couple gets rid of handicapped child, claim he was kidnappedA teacher and his wife got rid of their mentally and physically challenged child by dumping him outside Moustafa Mahmoud Mosque…
Sphinx statues found in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed four small statues of the Sphinx, the mythological figure of a lion with a human head, the Higher Council of Antiquities said on Friday.The headless…
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Telecom Egypt says could make $1 bln acquisitionEgypt s fixed-line monopoly telephone operator Telecom Egypt could spend at least $1 billion on an acquisition in the Middle East or North…
Dana Gas revenue rises on Egypt operations
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas posted a 28 percent rise in second-quarter revenue on higher output of LPG and condensates from its Egyptian operations.Revenue at the Middle East s first…
Israel puts off evacuating illegal wildcat settlement, says report
JERUSALEM: The Israeli government has decided to put off for the time being its promised evacuation of the largest Jewish wildcat settlement in the occupied West Bank, media reported on…
French FM to make four-nation Mideast tour
PARIS: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whose country holds the European Union presidency, will head to the Middle East next Friday for a four-nation tour, diplomats said.Kouchner will travel to…