No doubts over Egypt's hosting of U-20 World Cup
CAIRO: FIFA do not intend to deprive Egypt of hosting the 2009 U-20 World Cup, organizing committee vice-president Amr Wahbi said on Saturday.FIFA vice-president Jack Warner had recently told BBC…
Woman dies of bird flu, bringing total to 22 deaths
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced the death on Friday of a woman from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the 22nd human death from the disease since it was…
Television on the internet taking off for real
CANNES: It s been a long time coming but television on the internet appears finally to be taking off, opening up a new viewing experience for free and helping to…
IEA forecasts slip in oil demand but says prices may stay high
PARIS: Demand for oil will slip in the coming months amid a global economic downturn, the International Energy Agency forecast Friday - but said prices may remain high because of…
General Cable Gets $40 mln Contract
NEW YORK: Wire and cable products maker General Cable Corp. said Thursday that its subsidiary, Norddeutsche Seekablewerke GmbH, received a project to install an undersea cable.The link will stretch through…
UN food agency says soaring food prices likely to persist
ROME: Soaring food prices that have sparked unrest across the globe are likely to persist, threatening millions of people worldwide who live on $1 or less a day, a UN…
Egypt FM heads to Washington Wednesday
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit will head to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit that will include talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the ministry said.…
Police detain academics heading for Mahalla
CAIRO/MAHALLA EL KOBRA: Police detained 25 academics on Friday as they headed to Mahalla El-Kobra to show solidarity with those injured in deadly clashes there earlier this week. We are…
