Security forces obstruct Bedouin conference
CAIRO: Heightened security in North Sinai led to the delay of a proposed conference of Bedouin tribes in which they planned to make demands from the Egyptian government.Earlier on Friday,…
Lawyers blame ferry verdict on referral to misdemeanors court
CAIRO: Some lawyers are blaming the controversial Al-Salam 98 ferry case verdict on the fact that former Prosecutor General Maher Abdel Wahed had referred it to the Safaga misdemeanors court…
Ahly goalkeeper Abdulhamid defies dominant ASEC
ABIDJAN: Goalkeeper Amir Abdel-Hamid made a series of superb saves to help Ahly force a 0-0 draw with dominant ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast Saturday in the African Champions League.He…
Southgate happy with Shawky's progress
CAIRO: Middlesbrough coach Gareth Southgate is glad to see Mohamed Shawky getting used to the English game after an inconsistent start with Boro.Shawky spent the past six months trying to…
Dynamos coach expecting Ahly fans' support
CAIRO: Dynamos Harare coach David Mandigora said that he will be happy to see Ahly s fans in support of his side against Zamalek in Sunday s CAF Champions League…
12 killed in Egypt road accident
CAIRO: Twelve people were killed and 16 others wounded on Friday when two speeding passenger buses rammed into a truck in southern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported.The buses…
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CIB shares surge after dividend, lift Egypt indexCommercial International Bank posted its sharpest daily gain in 22 months on Thursday, lifting Egypt s index as investors bet a stock dividend…
Oil rebounds near $124 on US jobs data
Oil prices were back near $124 a barrel Friday, reacting bullishly to US employment data but kept in check by expectations that slowing economic growth in developed countries will cut…
Total boosts profit 15 percent, warns of tight global oil capacity
PARIS: The Total oil group raised its adjusted first-half net profit by 15 percent to ?6.977 billion on high oil prices, but warned on Friday that world oil production capacity…