Hidelina owner asks to have his immunity withdrawn
CAIRO: The People s Assembly (PA) agreed Monday Jan. 15 to strip MP Hani Surur, chairman of the Hidelina company implicated in the recent infected blood bags scandal, of his…
CDM projects face to reduce harmful emissions
CAIRO: In an effort to exchange experience and strengthen partnership between Egyptian and British businesses in the field of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the UK-Egypt Climate Change Business Seminar focused…
Construction tenders for first phase of Metro Line 3 completed
OCI earns 23 percent share in first phaseCAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced yesterday it has won a total of LE 1 billion in construction projects for the first of…
Russian dies while diving in the Red Sea
CAIRO: A Russian has died while diving at a depth of 100 m in the Red Sea, Egyptian police said Tuesday. He was the fourth Russian diver to drown this…
Egypt improves Human Development Report ranking
Literacy up to 71.4 percent, but water issues persistCAIRO: Egypt moved up 8 places to No. 111 out of 177 countries on the United Nations Development Program s (UNDP) annual…
Extreme marathon runners cross two thirds of Sahara in UN bid to focus on water needs
NEW YORK: Running the equivalent of two marathons a day in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, three young athletes have pounded approximately two thirds of their way across…
Ahly regains footing, trounces Asyut
Cairo: Hassan Mostafa s goal gave Al Ahly a 1-0 win over bottom club Asyut Petroleum on Monday to extend their premier league lead to nine points. Second-placed Ismaili lost…
Goalkeeper quits African champions
CAIRO: National team goalkeeper Nader Al-Sayed has moved from African champions Al Ahly to Cairo rivals ENPPI in a high-profile Egyptian transfer. Al-Sayed signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed…
