Accused Madrid bomber denies charges, condemns attacks at trial
MADRID: The biggest Al-Qaeda related trial in Europe resumed Monday with one of the men accused of bombing Madrid commuter trains in 2004 denying all charges and any link with…
Court tosses out release request for Sadat assassin
CAIRO: Cairo criminal court on Sunday tossed out an appeal for release from prison by one of the assassins of former president Anwar Al-Sadat, saying the matter was not under…
Insurgents attack US base, string of car bombs hit Baghdad
Associated Press BAGHDAD: Insurgents launched an attack on a US combat post Monday, sending in a suicide bomber and clashing with American troops. Two US soldiers were killed and 17…
Egypt pound o/n interbank steady at 8.8 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was steady at 8.8 percent on Monday in a very quiet market dominated by interest in a central bank auction…
Profit-taking sends Egypt bourse down, Sewedy rises
CAIRO: Profit-taking pushed Egyptian shares to end down for the first time in four sessions on Monday, but El Sewedy Cables bucked the trend after announcing its expansion plans in…
Public sector holding companies gain new profits of LE 3 billion
CAIRO: Public sector s holding companies and their affiliates achieved a net profit of LE 3 billion this year, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin was reported to have said.He added…
Egypt drug seizures quadrupled in 2006
CAIRO: Egyptian cannabis seizures more than quadrupled in 2006, the country s top anti-drugs official said Monday. The problem is increasingly acute, Anti-Narcotic General Administration (Anga) chief Ahmed Kamaleddin Samak…
Egypt students protest Jerusalem holy site dig
CAIRO: Around 400 students demonstrated Monday against Israeli renovations near Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. It will never go down as long as we re…
Football: Super Al-Hadary to the rescue again
ADDIS ABABA: Goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadary was the hero on Sunday as Al-Ahly of Egypt retained the African Super Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Etoile Sahel of Tunisia.The…
