Stocks slip in low-volume trade
CAIRO: Stock indexes rose 0.8 percent in light trade on Monday despite a lack of market-moving news from a big investment conference attended by the key economic ministers. Brokers said…
Median interbank rate falls to 8.075 percent
CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound fell to 8.075 percent on Monday from 8.257 on Sunday at the end of the two-week period for calculating bank reserves,…
Heart examinations mandatory for players – EFA
CAIRO: No player will be registered in any Egyptian club s squad next season unless he passes a heart examination, the Egyptian Football Association announced on Sunday.The decision was taken…
Streets of Egypt rife with accidents, murder and theft
CAIRO: According to local papers, during the past week crime has been rampant on the streets of Egypt. Various cases of murder filled the papers this week. Al-Gomhoreya national newspaper…
Ministry of Finance to construct 50 schools under PPP arrangement
NoozzCAIRO: The Minister of Finance has announced that the government will launch Egypt s first tender for construction of 50 schools under the Public-Private-Partnership arrangement (PPP contracts) before the end…
Award acknowledges tourism recovery in wake of disasters
Opinions differ regarding the prospects of Egypt winning such an awardCAIRO: The New Frontiers Award will become a permanent feature of the annual Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The award…
AUC awards top students full scholarship
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo has admitted 54 new scholarship recipients as part of their Leadership for Education and Development (LEAD) program, the university announced in a statement.The Students,…
Hepatitis B a threat warn prominent physicians, but Egypt can overcome
CAIRO: In the late 1990s, Egypt became infamous in the world of public health as one of the most hepatitis C-infected countries in the world. This unhappy distinction was gained…
Thirteen killed in latest transportation catastrophe
ASSIUT: A four-vehicle collision in southern Egypt Saturday killed 13 Egyptians and injured 10 others, police said.A truck and a minibus crashed on a single-lane highway, a police official said…
9/11: Savage birth of a new world order
Once upon a time a disgruntled millionaire troglodyte plotted with his ideological cohorts in his Afghan mountain fastness to teach the superpower a lesson. As a result, 19 volunteers, including…
