Assiut Petroleum claim opening win

CAIRO: Newly-promoted side Assiut Petroleum got off their Egyptian League campaign to a winning start following a 1-0 victory over Tersana on Saturday.Veteran midfielder Ateya Saber scored the winner after…

Hatem Maher

Ismaili outclass ENPPI

CAIRO: Ten-man Ismaili produced an entertaining display to defeat ENPPI 3-1 at home and claim all three points in their Egyptian League opener on Saturday.The hosts dominated the early stages…

Hatem Maher

Indian Thai artist signals new direction in comic art show

BANGKOK: Modern art is exploding across Thailand s capital Bangkok, supplanting the sober, self-contemplative style it had been known for with a riot of color and more worldly themes.One artist…

AFP
AFP

Palestinians mourn national poet

JERUSALEM: Palestinians on Sunday mourned the death of Mahmoud Darwish, who gave voice to their decades-old struggle and is widely considered one of the Arab world s greatest modern poets.Palestinian…

AFP
AFP

Mobinil says Q2 net income down 18 pct

CAIRO: Mobinil, the largest mobile phone operator in Egypt by subscribers, reported an 18 percent decline in net income in the second quarter of 2008 on Sunday to LE 425…

Reuters

Egypt bourse at 9-mth low, Talaat Moustafa slides

CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark CASE 30 index sank to its lowest level since October 2007 on Sunday as foreign investors sold following a central bank decision to raise interest rates…

Reuters

April 6 detainees' trial to be continued

CAIRO: The trial of 49 people accused of a range of criminal offences allegedly committed during the April 6 clashes in Mahalla began Saturday at the Tanta Emergency State Security…

Sarah Carr