Helmi hits out at Egyptian FA
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant manager Mohamed Helmi has expressed his dismay over the refusal of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to postpone Thursday s league game against Tersana for 24 hours.The…
Athens museum to show its priceless Egyptian collection
ATHENS, Greece: A priceless ancient Egyptian collection opened to the public Wednesday, featuring a wooden body tag for a mummy, a stunning bronze statue of a princess, and a 3,000-year-old…
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Dubai Group sells stake to OrascomDubai Group, the financial services company of Dubai Holding, said it sold its 15 percent stake in Egyptian Fertilizers Company to Orascom Construction and Industries…
TELECOM Africa Forum discusses $ 55 billion investment commitments
CAIRO: From Kigali to Tomorrow , a special session held yesterday on the Connect Africa Summit reviewed progress made since key partners from government and industry met in Kigali, Rwanda…
Egypt expels Darfur rebels behind Khartoum attack
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have expelled several Cairo-based leaders of a Darfur rebel group that carried out an unprecedented attack on the Sudanese capital, a security official said on Wednesday. The…
Bush kicks off Mideast tour amid regional turmoil
JERUSALEM: US President George W. Bush flies into Israel on Wednesday where he hopes to push ahead with Middle East peace efforts while marking the 60th anniversary of the Jewish…
Kuwaiti ex-emir laid to rest, election campaign halted
KUWAIT CITY: Thousands of Kuwaitis joined a state funeral on Wednesday for former ruler Sheikh Saad Abdullah Al-Sabah, a long-serving statesman who served as emir for just nine days.The Gulf…
Outcome to ceasefire to emerge next week
CAIRO: Palestinian groups in Gaza will meet with Intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Egypt next week to make a final decision on the truce being negotiated with Israel.Representatives of Hamas…
Stock market continues to decline
CAIRO: Egypt s bourse slid Wednesday for the seventh straight session led by construction and banking stocks, which were still reeling from the government move to cut tax breaks on…
