Egypt pound o/n interbank rate dips to 9.75 percent
CAIRO: Egypt s median overnight interbank rate slipped to 9.75 percent on Wednesday from 9.772 percent on Tuesday as fewer banks bought certificates of deposits in auctions from the central…
Women bear the brunt of bird flu
CAIRO: Judging from the gender ratio of infections in Egypt, women are most at risk of avian influenza contagion than men, said Hamdi Abdel Wahed, media official at the health…
Egypt marks 50th anniversary of end of Suez war
PORT SAID: Egypt marked Saturday the 50th anniversary of the end of the Suez crisis that began saw a British and French airborne invasion of the canal zone shortly after…
Bad weather hits Egyptian ports, Suez Canal
CAIRO: Authorities closed five ports on Wednesday and prevented some oil tankers and ships from passing through the Suez Canal because of bad weather, officials said. The Suez Canal Authority…
Late Meteb goal hands Ahly victory over ENPPI
CAIRO: Emad Meteb struck deep in stoppage time to give 10-man Ahly a stunning 2-1 win over ENPPI in the Egyptian league on Tuesday.Meteb chested down Flavio Amado s header…
Aboul-Ella will make it to Ahly standoff, Al-Sayed makes return
Zamalek club midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ella was left out of his side s squad for Harras Al-Hodoud game in the Egyptian League on Tuesday due to injury, the club said. Aboul-Ella…
France's Michel chosen as new Zamalek coach
CAIRO: French coach Henri Michel has taken a short-term contract with Egypt s Zamalek after the club had a last-minute change of heart over a new trainer.Michel, recently fired after…
Bird flu claims yet another victim
CAIRO: A 15-year-old girl was the ninth victim to die of the H5N1 avian flu virus in Egypt yesterday, following the death of her relative on Sunday.Her brother is still…
Residents to pay LE 150,000 to salvage sinking building in Sayyeda Zeinab
CAIRO: On an unassuming side street in Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood stands a six-floor apartment building supported by a number of impromptu wooden crutches, after the ground underneath gave way early…
