Defense-minded teams advance to the finals
CAIRO: For any teams looking to advance in the next World Cup, thinking that an assortment of talented strikers and attack-minded midfielders are enough, this World Cup may cause them…
Hunch time
It's come down to Europe vs. Europe, former vs. former champion, blue vs. blue. France s Les Bleus vs. the Italian Azzurri. The stage is set for a classic. Tomorrow…
Rebel priest splits from Egyptian Coptic Church
Agence France-Presse CAIRO: Priest Maximus I has decided to break away from the Egyptian Coptic Church under Pope Shenuda III and form his own alternative church. The church has never…
Pressure mounts over Europe-CIA collaboration: Case of Egyptian cleric taking center stage
Reuters BERLIN: For two years, European investigators probing alleged CIA abuses in the war on terrorism have been searching for a smoking gun and someone to put in the dock.…
Israeli aircraft have message for Arabs: Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO: The opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday warned that Israeli warplanes that flew over Syria last week carried a powerful message to Arab leaders, a statement from the Islamist group…
Minnawi calls on Egypt to support Darfur peace
CAIRO: Minni Minnawi, the leader of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) who signed a deal with Khartoum to end the conflict in the western region of Darfur, on Thursday…
Gaza gateway temporarily reopens to humanitarian cases
GAZA CITY: The Gaza Strip s sole gateway to the world that bypasses Israel, its border with Egypt, temporarily reopened Thursday to allow people to cross on a humanitarian basis,…
Egypt still unable to secure release of Israeli soldier
Israeli forces take over abandoned settlements in northern GazaCAIRO: Egypt s efforts to defuse the worsening Palestinian-Israeli crisis have ground to a halt because of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal s…
Delving into the online tourism industry
intoegypt.com is turning former doubters into believersCAIRO: Intoegypt.com, Egypt's first Internet booking engine and travel portal, has been selected as a model of e-commerce companies in the MENA region following…
Egypt's third mobile license to benefit from the Egypt National Post Office's distribution network
CAIRO: The consortium comprised of Etisalat, Egypt National Post Office (ENPO), Commercial International Bank (CIB) and National Bank of Egypt (NBE) won the bid for the Third Mobile License on…