Human rights groups condemn EIPR's exclusion from AIDS meeting
CAIRO: Eighteen Egyptian human rights groups have condemned the government's decision to prevent the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) from participating in a United Nations meeting on HIV and…
Ismaili boost squad with four signings
ISMAILIA: Ismaili have started their summer recruitment with the signing of four players.Masri defender Amr Bassiouni inked a five-year deal and Mohamed Eid was signed from Gaish for the next…
Six players dropped from Djibouti trip
CAIRO: Six players have been dropped from Egypt s squad before heading to Djibouti for the second game of the World Cup qualifiers.Abdullah Al-Saied, Sherif Abdel Fadil, Ahmed Raouf, Amir…
Olympic appoint Nabil as new manager
ALEXANDRIA: Newly-promoted Olympic announced on Tuesday that Alaa Nabil is the team s new head coach.Nabil, who was sacked by Arab Contractors only three days before the end of last…
Fierce debates over child law continue in PA
CAIRO: Amidst heated debate, the People's Assembly continued discussing amendments to Child Law 12/1996, which aims to extend the legal protection of children.On March 4, President Hosni Mubarak signed the…
Technology helps small businesses grow, say experts
CAIRO: The growth of local small and medium businesses can help directly alleviate poverty by increasing income levels and creating jobs, experts said at a recent technology event."There is huge…
Bolstering energy cooperation tops ministry agenda
CAIRO: As oil prices continue to rise and the global energy crisis gains momentum, Egypt turned its attention this week on ways the Developing Eight (D8) member states can cooperate…
Steel price caps, cement export bans effective, says Moustafa
CAIRO: In the ongoing commotion over steel and cement prices, Hisham Talaat Moustafa, chairman of the General Section of Real Estate Investment (GSREI), lauded the government's recent decisions taken to…