Ruling party rejects idea of foreign observers for parliamentary elections
CAIRO: National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary General Safwat El-Sherif rejected calls for international monitoring by foreign observers of the elections for the People’s Assembly, set for November. El-Sherif was responding…
Egypt ranked 125th in worldwide gender gap report
CAIRO: Out of 134 countries analyzed and ranked for the 2010 Gender Gap Report, Egypt ranked 125 overall with a score of 58.9 percent. The recently released report by the…
Iraqi striker Emad set for Zamalek exit
CAIRO: Iraqi striker Emad Mohamed decided to part with Zamalek because he couldn't prove his worth at the Cairo side. Emad, the Iran Pro League top scorer last term with…
Egypt might cancel Jordan friendly
CAIRO: The Egyptian FA is considering canceling the national team's friendly against Jordan, which is scheduled for Oct. 22. The Pharaohs are reeling after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at…
EFA files complaint against CAF technical director Shatta
CAIRO: The Egyptian FA made a complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) against technical director Mohamed Abdul-Meneim 'Shatta', who slated Egypt's technical staff in the wake of Sunday's…
Lawyer contests Egypt-Kuwait Holding land deal
An Egyptian lawyer filed a suit on Wednesday against Egypt's prime minister and agriculture minister seeking to annul a sale of state land to Cairo-based private equity firm Egypt Kuwait…
Egyptian banks EALB, HDB groomed for possible merger
CAIRO: Egypt's Housing and Development Bank (HDB) and state-owned Egyptian Arab Land Bank (EALB) are being restructured with an eye toward a possible merger within the two next years, the…
Xceed plans to double in size by 2013
CAIRO: Egypt’s Xceed plans to double the size of its operations by 2013, the vice president of the company said. A provider of multilingual business process outsourcing (BPO) services, Xceed…
Egypt to investigate Turkish steel imports
Egypt said on Wednesday it began an investigation into possible dumping of Turkish steel in its market, a move that could violate a free-trade accord between the two states if…
ArcelorMittal eyeing Egypt partnership: paper
ArcelorMittal, the world's No. 1 steelmaker, has approached Egyptian Iron and Steel to forge a partnership, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a top industry official. The tie-up would…