Petrojet ban players from Ramadan tournaments
CAIRO: Petroject coach Mokhtar Mokhtar announced an LE 10,000 fine on team players taking part in Ramadan tournaments, the club s football director Mostapha Hendawi said on Wednesday.Despite the professional…
Egypt market ends flat as Talaat Moustafa rebounds
CAIRO: Egypt s two main stock indexes ended flat on Thursday as real estate firm Talaat Moustafa rebounded, but Orascom Telecom dipped after second-quarter results that missed expectations. Talaat Moustafa…
Al-Arian released after 5 years to await 2nd trial
MCLEAN, Virginia: A former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist was released from custody Tuesday for the first time in more than five years.Sami Al-Arian was…
Extremist urges Qaeda to kill Rice during North Africa tour, says report
DUBAI: An extremist on an Islamist website urged the North African branch of Al-Qaeda to assassinate US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her regional tour this week, the Site…
Political spectrum unites for Gaza campaign
CAIRO: Ideological opponents from across the political spectrum have banded together to launch campaigns to lift the siege on Gaza and reopen the Rafah crossing.The initial aim of the campaign…
Egypt economic growth slows amid soaring inflation
CAIRO: Egypt's growth rate contracted to 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007/08, down from 7.3 percent in the first nine months of the year, hit by…
UN calls for 'rational' monetary policy in developing world
CAIRO: Spillover from recession in developed nations in tandem with a set of overly restrictive monetary policies imposed by developing-world central banks grappling with roaring food and energy-related inflation could…
Oriental Weavers' stock tumbles on legal fears
CAIRO: Carpet-maker Oriental Weavers tumbled 7.87 percent to LE 33.70 after sources at the Egyptian prosecutor s office said that the prosecutor general had requested that the Shoura Council (Upper…
'Contemporaries Views' from Egypt's finest artists
Featuring some of the best works showcased in Cairo in months, Masar's current show "Contemporary Views created a niche for itself and the gallery hosting it among the repetitive theme…