Ghanem adds to Zamalek woes
CAIRO: Zamalek full back Ahmed Ghanem will be sidelines for at least ten days with a knee injury, the Cairo club said on Sunday.The Whites official site said that Ghanem…
Zidan stretchered off as Dortmund fail to win
CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan has been stretchered off injured as Borussia Dortmund missed out on a much-needed Bundesliga win over Hoffenheim on Sunday.Veded Ibisevic scored one minute from time to deny…
Halim: A Legend lives, a legacy continues
Thirty-three years since Abdel Halim Hafez’s passing, hundreds of the Egyptian legend’s devoted fans continue to flock to his house every year to commemorate his death on March 30. Halim’s…
Bicycle bomb kills 8 in southern Afghanistan
KABUL: A bomb concealed on a bicycle killed at least eight people Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, as the Pentagon's top military officer said NATO forces hope to reverse the Taliban's…
Egypt inches down ahead of long weekend
CAIRO: Egypt's main index inches down as investors switch to cash and close positions ahead of a four-day Easter weekend, traders say, though a handful of construction-related stocks eke out…
Mujaddidun: Not your typical reality show
CAIRO: Ever since he stepped into the limelight, popular televangelist Amr Khaled has been advocating one main concept; development through faith. After numerous methods and campaigns promoting this idea, one…
News in brief
Egypt index retreats, led by OT and PioneersEgypt's benchmark index closed down 2.1 percent on low volume as Pioneers Holding dropped 5.6 percent and heavyweights Orascom Telecom (OT) 5.3 percent.…
Muslim nations 'laughing' at EU woes: Islamic finance chief
BRUSSELS: Muslim nations are laughing at European efforts to grapple with a debilitating debt crisis in Greece, which has serious ramifications for the world s biggest open market, the head…
Egypt's PPP law one step closer to seeing the light
CAIRO: A law regulating public-private partnerships (PPPs) has received initial approval from the People's Assembly (PA), ushering the legislation toward further consideration and bringing it one step closer to ratification.The…
PHD to sell Borooj units worth LE 315 mln
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer Palm Hills Developments (PHD) said Sunday that it will sell LE 315 million worth of units to Burooj Properties, the real estate arm of Abu…