Mido explains missed chance to Zola
CAIRO: Mido could not open his West Ham account against Stoke City despite having the goal at his mercy as his side eventually lost 1-0 in Saturday s Premier League…
Ayew back in Zamalek squad
CAIRO: Ibrahim Ayew might play his first game with Zamalek since the African Cup of Nations after being included in their squad for Monday s Egyptian Premier League match at…
A frail Dennis Hopper gets Hollywood star?
A bandaged and frail Dennis Hopper was surrounded by friends, family and colleagues Friday as he was honored with a star on Hollywood s Walk of Fame.The 73-year-old actor and…
News in brief
NSGB to pay cash dividendEgypt s National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB), Egypt s fourth-biggest bank by assets, approved a dividend of LE 1.25 ($0.2) per share, the stock exchange said…
Egypt: Growth impetus
CAIRO: One of the potential winners of the global financial crisis, Egypt has maintained a relatively high level of income from Suez Canal and tourism receipts, spurring a GDP growth…
Egypt police kill two Eritrean migrants at Israel border
EL-ARISH: Egyptian police shot dead two Eritreans on Saturday as the would-be migrants tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official told AFP.Four people were also wounded…
THE REEL ESTATE: 'Green Zone' misses the target
Amid the minor backlash that greeted "The Hurt Locker's Oscar in Egypt and some parts of the Arab world, a number of voices criticized Kathryn Bigelow's combat drama - and…
The tragedy of monotheism
PHILADELPHIA: Everybody needs a tribe. One person alone faces a frighteningly big, sometimes brutal world. Even a family can be too small to deal with some challenges that come down…
Who should lead the IMF?
BERKELEY: The International Monetary Fund, many say, has had a good crisis. As recently as three years ago, many observers thought that the Fund had outlived its usefulness and should…
India shines on
MUMBAI: Every day, a small Japanese jet brings another 60 businessmen from Tokyo to sniff out new commercial opportunities in Mumbai and the heart of the Indian economy. Naturally, there…