Government compensates Copts for damaged property
CAIRO: The government has compensated 17 Copts whose property was damaged by angry Muslims last week in Isna, a local official said Tuesday.Authorities distributed LE 1,265,000 to 17 owners of…
Gov't reports 16th bird flu death
CAIRO: A woman has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the 16th person to succumb to the virus in Egypt, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Ola Yunes…
Gaafar wants out of Zamalek contract
CAIRO: Mostafa Gaafar is set to end his contract with Zamalek in January, the frozen striker said Tuesday.Gaafar told FilGoal.com that he is ready to pay Zamalek LE 3 million…
Mido boost for Egypt
CAIRO: Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has revealed striker Ahmed Mido Hossam could make his return ahead of schedule and participate in Egypt's squad in the African Nations Cup. The former…
Asian, Mideast funds unleash cultural revolution on Wall St.
WASHINGTON: State-run investment funds from Asia and the Middle East are unleashing a cultural revolution on Wall Street, buying up big stakes in ailing US banks, but the deals are…
Ezz Steel reports 21 pct rise in Q3 net profit
CAIRO: Ezz Steel posted a 21 percent rise in third-quarter net profit as construction demand in Egypt drove up sales, reported Reuters.The company made LE 291.9 million ($53 million) in…
Israeli building in Jerusalem endangers peace talks, Egyptian, Palestinian official say
CAIRO: Egypt s foreign minister and a visiting Palestinian official on Monday said Israel s construction plans for a contested east Jerusalem neighborhood and West Bank endanger the Mideast peace…
Security tightens in Luxor ahead of Sarkozy private visit
CAIRO: French President Nicolas Sarkozy was flying to Luxor on Tuesday aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, to spend Christmas on the banks of…
Sarkozy, girlfriend arrive at Luxor hotel holding hands
LUXOR: Sporting dark sunglasses and holding hands, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his topmodel-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni, arrived in Luxor Tuesday, kicking off a private visit to Egypt.As the couple…