Al-Badri rebuffs rumors of an injured Aboutrika
CAIRO: Al Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri rebuffed rumors indicating that midfielder Mohamed Abou Treika suffered an injury setback during the team s training session on Thursday.The talented playmaker pulled…
SPORTS TALK: No football for young hijab-wearer
I don't quite understand why that 11-year-old Canadian girl of Egyptian origin was prevented from playing in a soccer match because of her headscarf. According to the International Football Association…
Stop surfing, make friends, Indian students told
ReutersMUMBAI: One of India s top engineering schools has restricted Internet access in its hostels, saying addiction to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students performance, making them reclusive and…
An American, 2 Egyptians killed in Kuwait road accident
KUWAIT CITY: A triple-vehicle collision involving a bus carrying Americans killed three people and injured 17 others in northern Kuwait on Wednesday, the official Kuwait News Agency reported.An Interior Ministry…
No jail for 4 officials in theater fire
BENI SUEF: An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday threw out the jail sentences of four culture ministry officials convicted of negligence in a fire and stampede that killed 50 people…
World Bank ready to finance Egyptian nuclear energy ventures
CAIRO: The bank is ready to finance any Egyptian peaceful nuclear energy ventures if the government asked for it, World Bank Executive Director Mohamed Kamel Amr was reported to have…
Demand for housing in Cairo is 603,000 units, says study
CAIRO: Demand for housing in Greater Cairo, which includes Cairo, Giza and Qalioubya governorates, is estimated at 603,700 units, according to the initial results of a study conducted jointly by…
Turkey sees Caspian, Mideast gas in Europe next year
ANKARA: Turkey s pipelines will be ready in 2008 for suppliers to pump their natural gas to the European market, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Tuesday. Starting in…
Ministry of Trade & Industry bans use of plastic alternatives to steel rebars
CAIRO: The Ministry of Trade and Industry has imposed a ban on the use of plastic alternatives for steel rebars in construction activities, as home builders ignored warns on the…
Government appeals to businesses to execute public service projects at regional conference
IFC Regional VP: visible results, transparency a must to earn public, private sector confidenceCAIRO: The Ministers of Investment and Finance (MoI) and (MoF) continued their 2006-launched drive to encourage businesses…