Zamalek out to maintain revival
CAIRO: Zamalek sought to continue their recent revival when they hosted Africa Sports in the first-leg of the CAF Champions League round of 32 on Sunday.The Cairo giants, whose hopes…
Statue of Pharaonic queen discovered in Luxor
LUXOR: Egyptian and European archeologists on Saturday announced they had discovered a giant statue of an ancient Pharaonic queen on the spectacular south Egypt site of the Colossi of Memnon.The…
Police arrest 13 Africans trying to cross into Israel
RAFAH: Police arrested 13 Africans on Sunday as they tried to cross into Israel to look for work or political asylum there, a police official said.The arrested Africans included men,…
Tunnel collapses over Palestinian smugglers
Al-ARISH: A smuggler s tunnel linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to Egypt collapsed on Friday, nearly suffocating four Palestinians and trapping another under rubble, Egyptian and Hamas officials said.The Palestinians…
Palestinian prisoners released after Hamas meeting
CAIRO: Egypt released 33 Palestinian prisoners affiliated with Hamas Sunday after talks were held the previous day with representatives of the group and Islamic Jihad.The released prisoners were driven to…
Top banker dispels misconceptions about Islamic financing
FLORIDA: "The major myth about Islamic banking is that it is about a cluster of hard line religious believers and about religion only, said Hany Aboul Fotouh, first vice president…
Aramex opens logistics center in Cairo
CAIRO: Global transportation solutions provider Aramex opened a new state-of-the-art logistics center in Egypt, the company said in a press statement. The new center will "expand its supply-chain solutions network…
CBE may raise interest rates amid rising inflation
CAIRO: The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced it would meet Sunday to decide on the overnight lending and deposit facility interest rates, after inflation soared to 12.1 percent…
Puppets, racism and safari videos on YouTube's best of 2007 list
S?AN FRANCISCO: YouTube on Friday announced the videos its users voted the best of 2007, with Harry Potter puppets, a mesmerizing baritone and hungry lions playing starring roles in winning…