EFA rejects Zaki request, probes Saied case
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) have rejected Amr Zaki s request to terminate his contract with Zamalek, as Hani Saied is set to be investigated by the Egyptian football…
The weird world of Japanese manga goes to Paris
PARIS: The strange teenage cult of manga, the Japanese world of fantasy cartoons and their gaming and toy offshoots, came to Paris at the weekend, with tens of thousands of…
Egypt calls in Iran envoy over Sadat film
CAIRO: Egypt called in Iran s envoy in Cairo on Monday to lodge a formal protest over the airing in the Islamic republic of a documentary about the 1981 assassination…
Hamas set for talks on Gaza truce in Egypt
GAZA CITY: A Hamas delegation was due in Cairo on Tuesday for talks on a fragile three-week-old Gaza truce as Israel said it would reopen its borders with the territory…
D8 developing nations adopt trade blueprint, says official
KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders from the D8 group of developing nations Tuesday adopted an ambitious 10-year blueprint to substantially increase trade between their countries, an official said."The leaders have agreed to…
Ireland's new foreign minister to visit Egypt, Israel, West Bank this week
DUBLIN: Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin is visiting Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this week to support the Gaza Strip ceasefire and wider Middle East peacemaking work.Martin's office announced…
Samih Sawiris on Orascom's low-income housing project (Part II)
CAIRO: With the plethora of upscale real estate developments on offer, it may be hard to believe that there is a housing shortage in Egypt. Yet, that is exactly the…
Trained calibers pave IT growth in Egypt
CAIRO: Over 800 students graduated from the Information Technology Institute's (ITI) nine-month interactive training program on Sunday, 698 of which (85 percent) secured jobs in different IT companies. This year…
Delay in natural gas price hikes cost government millions
CAIRO: The Ministry of Petroleum this week implemented a hike in the price of natural gas, making official a measure that was approved on May 5 of this year. The…
THE REEL ESTATE: The final demystification of Muslim/Christian brotherly love
One of my earliest childhood memories goes back to a day in school when a Muslim friend and classmate approached me, looking unusually sad. "I feel sorry for you, he…
