Egypt Nov inflation dips to lowest in 15 months
CAIRO: Urban consumer price inflation in Egypt fell in the year to November to its lowest in 15 months, giving the central bank room to keep its benchmark interest rates…
Prosecutor extends detention of Al-Jazeera.net correspondent
CAIRO: The Sixth of October City prosecutor extended on Monday the detention of Al-Jazeera.net correspondent Badr Mohamed Badr for 15 more days pending investigation, Badr’s wife Azza Al-Garf told Daily…
Below-average film selection only has a few surprises to offer
Midway through this year’s edition of the infamous Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), I came to one stark realization: I’ve never watched so many mediocre films in one festival before.…
Egypt calls for ‘end game’ in Mideast peace talks
SOFIA: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit urged the international community on Wednesday to call an 'end game' in Middle East peace talks and set clear deadlines for reaching Israeli-Palestinian…
Ahly youth beat Zamalek
CAIRO: Ahly’s U-20s grabbed a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Zamalek in crowd-less youth league match on Tuesday. Striker Abdul-Rahman Ahmed scored the only goal of the game after…
Al-Badri wants Al-Hadari at Merreikh
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari claims that newly-hired Merreikh manager Hossam Al-Badri is keen to sign him from Zamalek, who are more than willing to listen to the offer from Sudan. Despite…
Zaki may require knee surgery
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki could be forced to go under the knife in order to treat a nagging knee injury, club doctor Mostafa Al-Monayeri revealed. The Egypt striker is…
Abbas, Mubarak to discuss peace process crisis
CAIRO: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is to hold talks with President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt on Thursday, a Palestinian diplomat said, at a time of crisis in the Middle East…
Squash: Darwish optimistic of repeating heroics
AL-KHOBAR: Karim Darwish, who caused a surprise by snatching the season-end number one ranking while winning the Saudi International on this court two years ago, signaled his belief he can…
Egypt resort limits swimming after shark attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt kept most of the 30-mile coastline off the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh closed to swimmers after a spate of shark attacks killed one European tourist…
