Egypt stock index drops to two-month low

Egypt's main index dipped 4 percent, the lowest since March 16, affected by drop in global markets due to the euro zone's debt woes and a falling euro, analysts say.…

Reuters

THE REEL ESTATE: Music, colors and bittersweet memories of Cherbourg

In one of those semi-comical, philosophically-fueled drunken sessions I remember, the unavoidable question of death, a recurring topic of these discussions, popped up. And for some peculiar and not-so-morbid reason,…

Joseph Fahim

Fathallah back in training

CAIRO: Zamalek defender Mahmoud Fathalla got back in training after partly recuperating from the head injury he sustained last week. The 28-year-old collided with Asyut Petroleum defender Masinga Vintal in…

Sherif Tarek

New rule for 'Abd-Rabou penalty'

CAIRO: Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou will not be allowed to take his trade-mark penalty anymore as FIFA ruled against feinting before taking a spot kick. Abd-Rabou, Egypt's number one penalty…

Omar AbdelAziz

Ghaly on Zamalek radar

CAIRO: Zamalek will open talks with Hossam Ghaly in the near future over a possible summer deal, the Cairo club said. The Egypt midfielder is set to leave Saudi Arabia's…

Sherif Tarek

Family and Population Minister accuses protesting father of endangering his children

CAIRO: Minister of Family and Population Moshira Khattab filed a case to the general attorney against a father who has been protesting along with his three children in front of…

Heba El-Sherif

Meteb out for two months

CAIRO: Ahly striker Emad Meteb is set for a two-month layoff due to a nagging back problem, the league champions said. The news means that the Red Devils will be…

Omar AbdelAziz

Social solidarity ministry joins forces with AUC to reduce poverty

CAIRO: The Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Social Research Center at the American University in Cairo (AUC) joined forces in order to alleviate poverty in the governorates of Sohag…

Safaa Abdoun

Rights groups denounce foreign minister's complaint against columnist

CAIRO: Human rights groups denounced Wednesday the foreign minister’s complaint before the prosecution against columnist Hamdy Qandil. Press reports said Tuesday that Qandil had already been interrogated by the prosecutor…

Marwa Al-A’sar

Does racist behavior still persist in Egypt?

CAIRO: “In the past, I fought each day in the streets, now I gave up,” Nelly told Daily News Egypt. Nelly is a 25-year-old girl from Cameroon who has lived…

Katharina Natter