Egypt's illiteracy rate down 29 percent in 2006
The recent census in Egypt showed that the illiteracy rate in the country went down from 39.4 percent in 1996 to 29.3 percent in 2006, said Minister of Education Yousri…
Shehata calls for Ahly's "exhausted" players for Mauritania game
Egypt head coach Hassan Shehata will include some of Ahly rested players to the squad for Mauritania game in the African Nations Cup qualifiers on June 3rd.Shehata held a meeting…
Fathi sticks with Sheffield United despite relegation
Egypt's international midfielder Ahmed Fathi revealed that he has no intention of leaving English side Sheffield United despite dropping to the Championship as he doesn't want to interrupt his European…
Shikabala scores twice as Zamalek ease past Al-Hodoud
CAIRO: Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq Shikabala notched twice to lead Zamalek to a crushing 3-0 away victory over Harras Al-Hodoud in an ill-tempered Egyptian League clash on Saturday.The former PAOK Saloniki playmaker…
Egypt nets $2.3 bln in government land auction
Egyptian and Gulf real estate firms bought three large tracts of land near Cairo on Saturday earmarked for housing development, netting LE 13.3 billion ($2.3 billion) for the government, officials…
Government examines MiG-29 offer from Russia
Egypt has been negotiating with Russia for the procurement of the advanced MiG-29 fighter-jet, according to recent news reports.Russian industry sources told reporters that Egypt has examined the MiG-29SMT fighter.…
Suez Canal reports record monthly revenue in April after transit fee rise
The Suez Canal garnered the highest monthly revenue in April at $365.5 million after Egypt raised transit fees by an average of 2.84 percent as of April 1, the MENA…
Egyptian shares edge up, real estate sector mixed
CAIRO: Egyptian stocks edged up on Sunday, with high turnover in the real estate sector helping the market recover some end-of-week losses suffered during a correction following a boom in…
Egypt median o/n interbank rate steady at 8.76 pct
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt s pound was nearly unchanged at 8.76 percent on Sunday from Thursday s 8.763 percent, with the market liquid in the absence…
Mubarak denies plans for Saudi-Egypt causeway
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday denied there were any plans to build a causeway linking Saudi Arabia to Sharm El-Sheikh, saying such a project would be bad for tourism in the…
