Blast near Gaza-Israel border, no injuries, says army
JERUSALEM: An explosion occurred near Gaza's northern border with Israel on Tuesday but caused no injuries or damage, the Israeli army said. The unexplained blast took place along the section…
Mido ponders Boro stay
CAIRO: Mido revealed he could be playing Championship football with Middlesbrough next season if no better offers came to the table this summer. After two fruitless loan spells with Zamalek…
Shoura Council speaker optimistic about Nile negotiations
CAIRO: Safwat El-Sherif, Shoura Council speaker and secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), lauded the relationship between Egypt and the Nile Basin countries in an interview with Al…
Conference calls for speeding up legal procedures
CAIRO: Legal experts called for amending the court system in Egypt, accelerating the litigation procedures, in a two-day conference held this week. On May 23–24, the Arab Center for Independence…
Ahly and Zamalek eye quarter-final spot in heated Cairo derby
CAIRO: When Cairo's arch rivals Ahly and Zamalek face-off today at a sold out Cairo Stadium in round 16 of Egypt Cup, there will be more than a quarter-final spot…
Iran filmmaker Panahi free from prison
Celebrated Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been in custody since March, was released on bail on Tuesday, his wife told AFP, confirming a statement from the Tehran prosecutor's…
'Idol' finalist can't wait to reveal her own songs
Long before adopting the dreadlocks, "American Idol" finalist Crystal Bowersox discovered what she needed to make sense of the world. She calls it her comfort blanket — her guitar —…
Cairo's first Complaints Choir: Let the rumbling begin
Cairo has been hit by wave of protests these past few months, whether it was against extending the emergency law, for raising the minimum wage or calling for more freedom…
UN conference tries to bridge West-Muslim divide
RIO DE JANEIRO: A UN forum looking to dampen many of the conflagrations currently raging between the Western and Muslim worlds is to kick off in Rio this week with,…
HC to launch E-Stox Service
HC Securities and Investment said its online trading service, which will be known as "E-stox Service," will be fully functional by the third quarter of this year, according to a…
