Trio unlikely to play against Namibia
Egypt assistant coach Shawky Gharib said that players who were forced to join the squad late are unlikely to be with the team when they face Namibia in Aswan on…
Egypt sends 1,200 peacekeepers to Darfur
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inspected hundreds of Egyptian troops on Wednesday ahead of their deployment in the war-torn Darfur region of neighboring Sudan to join a UN-African peacekeeping force.Mubarak, accompanied…
Iran's Larijani: process of normalizing relations with Egypt 'moving forward'
CAIRO: At the end of a rare visit to Egypt, a senior Iranian envoy said Tuesday the two regional Muslim heavyweights are making progress in normalizing diplomatic relations, cut nearly…
Palestinian pilgrims return to Gaza via Rafah border crossing
RAFAH: Hundreds of Palestinians began pouring into the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah terminal on Wednesday despite Israeli objections, ending a five-day standoff that left them stranded in…
Egypt warns of diplomatic 'retaliation' against Israel for hurting US-Egyptian ties
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned that his country would ''retaliate'' diplomatically against Israel if it hurts US-Egyptian ties with its complaints over smuggling into the Hamas-controlled Gaza…
More Sinai Bedouins arrested after protest
CAIRO: Security forces in North Sinai arrested around 15 Bedouins on Tuesday night after a protest which saw a government official and his driver injured. Five people were also arrested…
'Competition is what makes the service better,' says BBC's Mike Gardner
CAIRO: With a mission to challenge the dominance of Al-Jazeera, BBC's anticipated Arabic TV service is expected to launch early this year with an annual operating cost of £19 million,…
Amlak Finance in discussion with World Bank's IFC to Partner in its Egypt Unit
CAIRO: Amlak Finance is in discussions with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) - the private sector arm of the World Bank Group - to partner in its Egypt operation, Amlak…