World Cup call rolls back the years for Butt
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 BERLIN: Veteran goalkeeper Hans-Joerg Butt admitted on Thursday he felt ten years younger after his surprise call-up for Germany's provisional World Cup squad. …
The other World Cup
If you can't go to the World Cup, why not stage it? Exactly what the Gaza Strip is doing, having kicked off its own mini version of the tournament. Some…
Oil firms as leaders meet on Greece; eyes US jobs
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 LONDON: Oil rose toward $78 a barrel on Friday, trimming an 11 percent loss from a 19-month high hit earlier this week, as international…
Raising minimum wage: The resources and the challenges
CAIRO: With a court order mandating the government to reset minimum wage to comply with the current cost of living and a rising wave of labor unrest, questions about the…
Egypt 364-day T-bills average yield rises to 10.542 pct
CAIRO: The average yield on Egyptian 364-day treasury bills rose to 10.542 percent at an auction on Thursday, compared with 10.293 percent at the last auction on April 8. The…
Lecico posts 25 pct rise in Q1 net profit
CAIRO: Ceramics company Lecico Egypt said improved volumes in the sanitary ware segment was the main driver of a 25 percent rise in first-quarter earnings. Profit rose to LE 26.9…
Egypt cbank leaves key interest rates steady
CAIRO: Egypt's central bank kept its key overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, its fifth pause since it stopped lowering rates in September, the central bank said on its website.…
Egypt's Raya to pay higher dividend, says stock exchange
CAIRO: Egypt's Raya Technology and Communication will pay a cash dividend of 0.25 Egyptian pounds per share, the stock exchange said on Thursday, up from LE 0.21 the year before.…
Oil falls towards $79, euro zone debt in focus
LONDON: Oil fell towards $79 a barrel on Thursday, after earlier hitting a nine-week low as fears a Greek-style debt crisis may spread to other European nations raised uncertainty over…
In two minds about Zweiland
Dance performance “Zweiland” — meaning “Twin Lands” — would definitely have had more resonance in Berlin where it was first staged in 1997. Since then, it has made its run…