Hip hop connects: A fresh take on dialogue
* The group collectively came up with three tracks during the short workshop. (Photo by Friederike Köppe) # In the hazy heat of a Cairo summer…
Oil falls below $77 as 4-week rally stalls
MOSCOW: Oil prices dropped below $77 a barrel Tuesday amid waning euphoria over China's decision to let the yuan appreciate and as investors considered whether the global economy is strong…
Egypt ranks 49 on failed states index
By Marwa Ibrahim CAIRO: Egypt ranked 49 out of 177 states on the 2010 Failed States Index report released this week, an improvement from last year’s ranking at 43. The…
Turkeyis ?? Bank opens office in Egypt
Turkey's ?? Bank on Tuesday inaugurated a representation office in Cairo, over half-a-century after the bank's branch in Alexandria was shut down, reported Turkish new website…
Egypt to re-export a Russian wheat cargo: report
Tests carried out by Egypt's Health Ministry showed a Russian wheat shipment held in Alexandria was not fit for consumption and would be re-exported, the official…
Sudan, Egypt look to patch up diplomatic dispute
CAIRO: Sudan and Egypt are attempting to avert a diplomatic tiff after Sudan’s new foreign minister criticized Egypt’s lack of involvement in Sudan and the paucity of its knowledge about…
TMG slides 6 pct, leads Egypt index down
Property developer Talaat Moustafa plunged 6 percent, leading the benchmark index lower, after a court ruled to scrap a government authority contract to sell it land for its Medinaty project.…
Religious scholar opposes Christian leadership
CAIRO: During her appearance on the talk show “Manchet” with Gaber Al-Qarmouty, Islamic studies scholar, Souad Saleh stirred controversy after she said it is against the Islamic Sharia for a…
Ismaili, Zamalek close to defender swap
CAIRO: Ismaili are on their way to trade center-half Moatassem Salem with Zamalek sweeper Hani Saied in a part-exchange deal. Salem handed in a transfer request recently, claiming he needs…
Aboul-Saoud completes Ahly move
CAIRO: Highly-rated goalkeeper Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud has joined Ahly from Mansoura, the second-division side's chairman said. "Aboul-Saoud has signed a five-year contract with Ahly," Mansoura chairman Ibrahim Megahed said. The deal…