Ittihad target unsettled Belal
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad President Mohamed Mosselhi has revealed that he is trying to sign Ahly s striker Ahmed Belal. We made an enquiry and Ahly s officials put a LE 2…
Ismaili confirm win in Abd-Rabou arbitration
ISMAILIA: Ismaili announced on Monday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in their favor in the contractual dispute with the French side Strasbourg over Hosni Abd-Rabou.A…
ICRC warns rising food prices hurting the poorest in war zones
GENEVA: The head of the international Red Cross warned Tuesday that soaring food prices are exacerbating the misery of millions of poor people already suffering in war zones from Chad…
Savola Group launches Savola Foods Company
CAIRO: A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Savola Group and Al Muhaidib Company to incorporate Savola Foods Company, according to a press statement.Sami Baroum, managing director of Savola…
Egypt urges Hamas, Israel to be flexible to reach a truce
CAIRO: Egypt has urged both Hamas and Israel to show flexibility in efforts to reach a ceasefire.The official Middle East News Agency reports the message was relayed to an Israeli…
Sudan dismisses Egypt claim of Iran role in rebel attack
KHARTOUM: Sudan and Darfur rebels on Tuesday dismissed as baseless a claim by an Egyptian state-run newspaper that Iran was behind a brazen rebel attack on Khartoum earlier this month.…
Rights activists see no end in sight for emergency law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Monday the government's request to extend the emergency law for two years, and while human rights activists were not surprised, they were furious that…
Investigation of five Mahalla workers begins
CAIRO: The Mahalla public prosecution office Tuesday began investigations into five workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory in connection with the events of April 6.Gehad Tammam, Mostafa Fawda, Gamal…
Sinai opposition mobilizes against Israel gas pipeline
CAIRO: Opposition groups in Sinai near the station that is pumping gas to Israel are convening next week to begin a campaign against the exportation of gas across the border.The…
With steel price limits set, buyers may get a yearned-for break
CAIRO: Al Ezz Dekheila Steel, a subsidiary of Egypt's dominant Al Ezz Steel Rebars, reiterated its ex-factory price for a ton of steel this week and set formal limits for…