Jose blames external forces for lackluster display
CAIRO: Manuel Jose blamed external forces for Ahly s failure to put in a convincing display against ASEC Mimosas in the Champions League on Saturday.The Egyptian champions were lucky to…
Venice film festival announces Chahine tribute
This year s Venice film festival showcasing new offerings by the Coen Brothers, Takeshi Kitano and Hayao Miyasaki, will be dedicated to the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, organizers said…
Saad Eddin Ibrahim gets two years for 'tarnishing Egypt's image'
CAIRO: Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the Egyptian-American human right advocate, was sentenced in absentia on Saturday to two years in prison for damaging Egypt's reputation."The Egyptian government wants Saad to stay…
Al-Qaeda announces deaths of 4 commanders
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda confirmed in a Web statement Sunday the death of a senior commander known as a top explosives and poisons expert, who is believed to have been killed in…
10 Muslim Brotherhood members held in Egypt
CAIRO: Ten members of Egypt's main opposition Muslim Brotherhood were arrested on Saturday in the Nile Delta and accused of seeking to spread the banned group's ideology, a security official…
Gaza border tunnel explosion kills five
GAZA CITY: Five Palestinians were killed Friday night when a tunnel under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip collapsed, a Palestinian official said."At least five Palestinians have been…
Tamweel Emirates enters Egypt market
CAIRO: Tamweel Emirates officially inaugurated business operations in Egypt, with a bullish outlook on the country's booming mortgage finance market. The company has an authorized capital of LE 500 million.…
Getting personal with Persona
CAIRO: "A person's success relies only 15 percent on the technical skills and know-how and 85 percent on the people skills, said Riham El-Hawary, founder and director of executive coaching…
Dubai group buys 5.24 pct stake in Egypt's CIB
CAIRO: Dubai government-owned investor Dubai Capital Group bought a 5.24 percent stake in Egypt s Commercial International Bank (CIB), the two companies said in a statement on Sunday.The Dubai group…