FIFA expert says Egypt riot stadium is safe venue
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: An international football stadium expert has praised the Egyptian venue where at least 74 people were killed in a riot Wednesday, and suggests the violence was planned. Walter…
Brent extends gains on US jobs data, Iran
LONDON: Brent crude extended gains above $113 on Friday after data showed the US economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January, spurring hopes this could…
Central Bank keeps rates steady, warns of inflation
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank left its benchmark overnight deposit and lending rates unchanged on Thursday, saying economic growth remained feeble yet warning that local supply bottlenecks could cause inflation to…
Egypt asks World Bank for $1 bn loan for economy
WASHINGTON: Egypt has asked the World Bank for a $1.0 billion loan to help it rebuild its economy, the Bank said Thursday. The Bank said it had received an official…
Portuguese coach barely escapes Port Said violence
LISBON, Portugal: A Portuguese member of Al-Ahly's coaching staff says he ran for his life and made a narrow escape when fans stormed the field after a match and caused…
Street battle rages near interior ministry
CAIRO: Protesters hurled rocks through clouds of tear gas and riot police fired live rounds on a second day of fighting around Egypt's Interior Ministry triggered by the deaths of…
Gunmen kidnap two US tourists in Sinai
CAIRO: Gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula kidnapped two American women on Friday in an apparent attempt to hold them for ransom, security sources said. Security in the isolated desert region…
3 die in Egypt clashes over deadly football riot
CAIRO: A volunteer doctor says police and protesters angry over a deadly football riot have clashed for the second day in the Egyptian capital, and that one man died in…
Egypt’s ‘war on democracy’ threatens US-ties
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: Arriving in Egypt last year, Julie Hughes had hoped to help write history by aiding the country's new generation of politicians and civil society groups…
Interior Minister guilty of ‘Port Said massacre’, says PA
CAIRO: The People’s Assembly (PA) held the interior minister responsible for what they described as the “Port Said massacre” and ordered the inclusion of the case to the fact finding…