No danger after fishermen steal Aswan dam parts
CAIRO: Fishermen have stolen cables from Egypt s Aswan High Dam, one of Africa s largest, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday, as the government insisted safety was…
Four from a single family die in Cairo building collapse
CAIRO: A police official says a mother and her three children died when their house collapsed in a Cairo low income neighborhood.The police official says Zeinab Abdel Latif and her…
Football: African minnows wreak havoc in World Cup qualifiers
JOHANNESBURG: Giants Egypt, Ghana and Morocco were among the shock losers Saturday as minnows wreaked havoc in 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifiers.Nations Cup holders Egypt conceded a goal three…
Meteb undecided over Bristol offer
CAIRO: Emad Meteb is yet to decide whether to accept Bristol City s offer to join them this summer, Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi said on Saturday. Meteb may end…
Fatwa orders oil money for the poor
CAIRO: An Islamic ruling that Egypt should give some of its oil and gas wealth to the people has ratcheted up the pressure on the government, already faced with rising…
Rice says Israeli settlement construction having "negative effect" on peace talks
RAMALLAH, West Bank: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized Israeli settlement activity on Sunday, saying new construction projects on disputed land were having a negative effect on Mideast peace…
AAIB achieves Euromoney best bank award for second time
CAIRO: Arab African International Bank was awarded the Euromoney awards for excellence as "Best Bank in Egypt for the year 2008, in an award ceremony held in Dubai last week.Achieving…
Egypt to launch Commodities Exchange next year
CAIRO: Egypt's stock market will launch a commodities exchange April-May 2009 that will trade in several agricultural and industrial products, said Minister of Investment Mahmoud Moehieldin on Thursday."In today's world,…
Dying Long: A Passage of 35 Minutes
When you try to snare friends into going with you to attend what your editor describes as "interesting and "veers towards the bizarre, but unwittingly blurt the words "experimental and…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: It's summer time!
Summer time has finally rolled round. The Queen's Birthday Ball will be held at the British Embassy on Friday, the baby stroller is boxed up and the credit card is…