EFA announces Cup fixtures
AIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced the fixtures of this season s Egyptian Cup competition, with top two Al Ahly and Zamalek handed easy first round draws.The first round…
Eight foreign-based players in Egypt squad
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has named eight foreign-based players in the Pharaohs initial squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.The holding champions will start preparations for…
Protesting lawyers call for gov't crackdown on police torture
CAIRO: Members of the Lawyers' Syndicate Freedoms Committee organized a protest outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday against what it regards as the public prosecutor s failure to hold policemen…
Egyptian official on first visit to Tehran in 27 years
TEHRAN: Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Dirar on Wednesday met Iranian officials during a first official Egyptian visit to Tehran since diplomatic relations were broken off 27 years ago. Dirar, who…
Arab League condemns 'terrorist' Beirut blast
CAIRO: The Arab League condemned Wednesday's "terrorist bombing in Lebanon that killed a top army officer and his bodyguard, hoping it would not further delay the election of a new…
Egypt refuses to sign additional UN nuclear protocols for stricter inspections
CAIRO: Egypt refuses to sign additional measures allowing more stringent inspections of its nuclear program, especially since Israel has not even signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the Foreign Ministry said…
Sodic and the reawakening of the real estate sector
CAIRO: "Egyptian real estate has not existed for the past 50 years, it has been limited to the development of unplanned, concrete blocks downtown, which everything from offices and houses…
EFG-Hermes' regional expansion going strong, says CEO El-Mallawany
CAIRO: "We are experiencing astronomical growth - in three digit numbers in some areas, Yasser El-Mallawany, chairman and CEO of EFG-Hermes told Daily News Egypt."Today we have a market capitalization…
Telecom Egypt partners with Alcatel-Lucent
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt (TE) awarded Alcatel-Lucent a contract for the assessment, reengineering, and modernization of its operations and maintenance processes - the deal is the first of its kind in…
