Hard Talk: The party, the government … and bets on reform
Egypt's democratic transformation can only take place after serious reform within the ruling party. There can be no democracy without free and fair elections which, in turn, will not take…
Real estate tax collectors resume strike, renew demands
CAIRO: Over 700 tax collectors from the Real Estate Tax Authority staged a sit-in in front of the Minister's Council yesterday, resuming a series of strikes that started last April.The…
University professors demand better wages, threaten to go on strike
CAIRO: University teachers are threatening to launch strike action in January 2008 if the Ministry of Education does not agree to negotiate with them over a bundle of grievances.At their…
Ittihad to spend heavily on new striker
CAIRO: League strugglers Ittihad are willing to reinforce the team with a new African striker in the upcoming winter transfer break.Interim chairman Mohamed Moselhi revealed that the Alexandria-based club is…
Al-Saqqa pulls out of CAN 2008
CAIRO: Egypt defender Abdel Zaher Al-Saqqa has announced that he won t be available in next year s African Cup of Nations in Ghana.The 33-year-old stopper revealed that his new…
Egypt eyes wheat trade with Iran: minister
CAIRO: Egypt and Iran have held talks on the possibility of importing wheat, the trade ministry said on Sunday, in a sign of easing tensions between the two countries. Egypt…
Production line of "Peugeot PARS" launched in Egypt
CAIRO: In a ceremony attended by the senior managers of Center of Development and Commerce Wagih Abaza (CDC), major Iranian automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and Automobiles Peugeot, the three automotive…
Egyptian student arrested in Florida on terror charges says supposed pipe bomb was fireworks
TAMPA: An Egyptian student at the University of South Florida, who is charged with trying to aid terrorists, says the supposed explosives found in his possession were just cheap fireworks…