Invalid offer won't halt Saied move
CAIRO: Ismaili chairman Ibrahim Ashour said on Saturday defender Hani Saied still has a chance to move to Europe after his Spartak Moscow deal appeared to be counterfeit.The Dervishes initially…
Al Ahly furious with Egyptian TV
CAIRO: Al Ahly have threatened not to broadcast their CAF Champions League games in protest at the state television's failure to pay them their dues.The Red Devils said their decision…
Seven family members killed in road accident south of Cairo
CAIRO: Seven members of one family were killed Friday when their car plunged into a canal near Nagaa Hammadi, a town 460 km south of Cairo, a senior police official…
Mideast travel and tourism poised for strong performance
DUBAI: The Middle East travel and tourism sector is expected to generate business/revenue worth approximately $250 billion in 2008, rising to $456 billion over the next 10 years, according to…
Dollar plummets to record euro low on US jobs report
LONDON: The dollar slid to its lowest-ever level against the European single currency on Friday after disappointing jobs data in the United States. In mid-afternoon deals, the euro jumped as…
Record oil, commodity prices threaten inflation, says Trichet
PARIS: Record prices for oil and other commodities, including food, pose a threat of inflation in a globalized economy, European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said on Friday. The current…
Egypt tries to broker Hamas ceasefire
CAIRO: Egyptian officials from the office of intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met with Hamas leaders in Al-Arish Thursday to convince them of a ceasefire with Israel.Also at the meeting were…
El-Saeid holds premiership of Tagammu party as members fear a swing to the right
CAIRO: Rifaat El-Saeid gained another victory in the Tagammu party elections held Wednesday. In the packed and smoky Tagammu party headquarters in downtown Cairo, party members gathered in their hundreds…
19 MBs arrested after candidacy applications are made available
CAIRO: State Security forces arrested 19 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group on Thursday, including prominent member Mohamed Ghazlan, a Brotherhood source told Daily News Egypt.Among the 19 detained…