Michel extends Zamalek stay
CAIRO: French boss Henri Michel has penned a two-year contract extension with Zamalek, the Cairo giants announced on Sunday.The new deal will keep the former Ivory Coast coach at the…
Egypt threatens German ban in Nefertiti row
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday threatened to ban future displays of its ancient artifacts in Germany if Berlin refuses to return a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti for a temporary exhibition.…
A grave deal: many can't escape buying their own graves, old ones are collapsing
CAIRO: Hisham, 49, is happily married with two children. Working, he and his wife secure a decent income in addition to some extra cash from renting a flat owned by…
Canada releases two Egyptian 'terror' suspects
MONTREAL: Two Egyptians jailed for suspected terror links have been released, media reports said, two months after Canada s top court quashed the extraordinary security measures that permitted their detention.Mahmud…
Orascom Construction Industries signs deal on Cairo thermal power plant
CAIRO: Orascom Construction Industries has signed a LE 760 million deal with the Cairo Electricity Production Company for work on the El Tebbin thermal power plant south of Cairo, the…
Neo-Nazis attack Egyptian diplomat in Ukraine
CAIRO: Neo-Nazis attacked an Egyptian diplomat in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the Ukrainian government has said it deeply regrets the incident, the Egyptian state news agency Mena said on…