New Australian animal cruelty row in sheep trade to Egypt
SYDNEY: The Australian government said on Tuesday it would not ban live sheep exports to Egypt despite new evidence of what it called appalling treatment in that country, but would…
Egypt pound o/n interbank edges down to 8.805 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound edged down fractionally to 8.805 percent on Thursday from 8.812 percent on Wednesday as many banks steered clear of central…
OT, Misr Cement Qena shine as market shares rise
CAIRO: Shares rose across the board on Wednesday, with strong interest from foreign investors in construction and telecom shares such as regional telecoms giant Orascom Telecom. There is a general…
Rising sea levels could hit poor countries hardest
Reuters WASHINGTON: Even a small rise in the world s sea levels, predicted as a result of global warming, could make environmental refugees of some 56 million people in developing…
Guantanamo comes to Morocco for film shoot
RABAT: A 16th century Marrakesh palace has for the past three weeks been transformed into the infamous American prison camp in Guantanamo Bay to set the scene for a movie…
Abou-Treika to miss African Super Cup clash
CAIRO: Ahli playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika will miss his side s clash against Tunisian side Etoile Sahel in the African Super Cup on Sunday after failing to recover from injury in…
Love rumour sparks Muslim-Christian clash in Egypt
CAIRO: Groups of Egyptian Muslims set fire to Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt after hearing rumors of a love affair between a Muslim woman and a Coptic Christian man, security…
Workers in Shibin Al-Kom still worry about wages, factory sale
SHIBIN AL-KOM: Although strikes ended last week at the textile factory in Shibin Al-Kom, workers there on Tuesday continued to express concern over their working conditions and looming changes as…
Egyptian woman tests positive for bird flu
WHO dismisses virus mutation concernsReuters CAIRO: A 37-year-old woman has tested positive for the deadly bird flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in Egypt to 21, a World…
