Al-Jazeera reveals Arab Games concerns
CAIRO: Al-Jazeera news network said that a state of chaos surrounded the first day of the Pan-Arab Games.The opening ceremony took place on Sunday at Cairo International Stadium in the…
Abou Treika delighted with fans vote
CAIRO: Al Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou Treika revealed his delight for being in the lead in the World s Most Popular footballers in 2007 poll conducted by the International Federation…
Al Ahly accept Qatari offer for Gomaa
CAIRO: Al Ahly accepted an offer to loan out defender Wael Gomaa to Qatari side Al-Siliya until the end of the season, a source from the Cairo club said.An Al…
Shooting incident in Swiss Islamic center, one wounded
GENEVA: A Muslim Swiss citizen opened fire late Monday in the Islamic center at Crissier, western Switzerland, seriously wounding a fellow Muslim, police said. First reports said the 23-year-old fired…
Boy killed by Sinai landmine
AL-ARISH: A landmine explosion in northern Egypt killed a six-year-old boy and critically injured two others on Monday, a security source said. Abu Zeid Salama, six, was killed outright and…
Tutankhamun show unveiled in London
LONDON: The lid was lifted Tuesday on a long-awaited new exhibition in London of treasures from the tomb of teenage Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. Some 130 items, which are up to…
NDP favors patronage over politics, say analysts
CAIRO: Despite a highly marketed effort at modernization, Egypt s ruling party is still centered on one man and draws much of its loyalty from its function as a patronage…
Egypt renews skepticism over US-proposed Mideast conference
CAIRO: Egypt renewed its skepticism over a US-proposed Mideast peace conference on Monday, and its chief diplomat hinted that the heavyweight Arab nation may even not attend the gathering expected…
Post office offers stock market transactions
CAIRO: The Egyptian National Postal Organization (ENPO), in collaboration with the Ministries of Investment and Communications and Information Technology, launched a new savings account based on investment in the stock…
Seagate eyes Egypt in expansion strategy
CAIRO: With more than a quarter century of industry expertise in digital storage, Seagate is turning a stiff one eye on the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region with a…