Intelligence Chief in US to address military aid and Palestine
CAIRO: Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is in the United States a week after Egypt objected to a draft bill in the US House of Representatives calling for the withholding of…
Emaar says hiring staff overseas drives up costs
DUBAI: Dubai-based Emaar Properties, which on Monday missed analysts profit forecasts, said hiring staff was driving up costs as it expands into countries such as India and Egypt.The largest Arab…
Egyptian indexes rebound, housing and EFG-Hermes up
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock indexes rebounded on Sunday from last week s correction, carried by a strong rally in the housing sector and a rise in investment bank EFG-Hermes,…
Egypt median o/n interbank steady at 8.752 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound was unchanged at 8.752 on Monday, with banks squaring their positions at the end of a two-week central bank reserve…
Egypt finishes 10th in the World Junior Championship
CAIRO: Egypt lost to Slovenia 3-1 on Sunday to finish 10th in the World Junior Championship for Volleyball held in Morocco from July 7 to 15.The Pharaohs were barely defeated…
Zamalek hold on to Abdul-Monsef
CAIRO: Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abdul-Monsef revealed on Sunday that the club has rejected Catania s $450,000 bid to buy him for next season. I sat down with chairman Mamdouh Abbas…
New research questions identification of mummies, reliability of DNA testing
CAIRO: In a communiqué from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a team of researchers strongly questioned a recent research team's…
A Church source denies news about the church's new laws
CAIRO: A source in the Coptic Orthodox church, who preferred to remain anonymous, denied news that the church plans to implement new laws regulating Christian marriages and permissions to build…
EIPR demands release of detained 'Quranists'
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released a statement saying it will renew its demands to release the five alleged Quranist detainees, accused of contempt for religion, who…
NCW launches of project to enhance women's political participation
CAIRO: The National Council for Women in Egypt held an opening for their 21st training project, "Developing political skills for women, on July 15, featuring guest speakers Ibtisam Abou Rehab,…
