Zamalek notified of Mansour return
CAIRO: Zamalek received a letter from local authorities asking them to reinstate former chairman Mortada Mansour as a member of the club.A Cairo court overturned Zamalek s decision to revoke…
Ghandour hits back at Hassan
CAIRO: TV presenter Khaled Al-Ghandour has hit back at Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan claiming that he has the evidence to prove the Ahly player interfered in Hani Saied s move…
Oil spill pollutes Nile water
CAIRO: An oil spill was discovered floating on the Nile River last Monday near Manial and Helwan, causing three water refineries to suspend their operations, authorities said. The spill, scattered…
Strong earthquake rattles Cairo
CAIRO: Cairo residents were woken by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake which struck Egypt Tuesday morning at 6:26 am.The earthquake affected Cairo as well as its surrounding governorates.According to news reports, it…
Iraq war strikes close to home for US director
As a director who likes to be emotionally connected to the movies she makes, Kimberly Peirce had no difficulty immersing herself in her latest film.For Peirce, who shot to fame…
Al-Beshir indictment a blow to peace, says Arab League envoy
CAIRO: The Arab League s envoy to Sudan on Tuesday described the indictment of the country s president on genocide and other charges as a serious blow to peace efforts…
The only person who tells me what to do is the president, says Prime Minister
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said that the decision to export gas to Israel was not subject to pressures from any external sources, whether from the United States or the…
NGOs condemn media draft law in joint statement
CAIRO: Egyptian rights groups collectively condemned a draft law on audio-visual transmission which lays down prison sentences for broadcasters and ordinary media-users that violate its provisions.Fourteen Egyptian NGOs issued on…
Suez Canal monthly revenues reach $471 mln
CAIRO: Suez Canal revenues reached $471.4 million in June 2008, slightly down from $479.4 million in May, according to the Cabinet's Information Portal. The year-on-year growth in revenues jumped to…
Subsidies reach record high in further steps to reign in prices
CAIRO: With government efforts on the high to curb food prices ahead of Ramadan, subsidies jumped to LE 76 billion from July 2007 to May 2008, 130 percent increase over…