Students gain more than winning in science challenge
CAIRO: The atmosphere resembles a school's annual sports day: parents and teachers eagerly looking on, teams of students cheering each other, and a general expectant buzz. Yet it is not…
Islam Online dispute continues after calls for general meeting
CAIRO: The dispute between the Egyptian office of Islam Online (IOL) and the board of its funding foundation in Qatar continued Thursday even after two members of the board were…
Ahly fine Belal LE 20,000
CAIRO: Ahly imposed an LE 20,000 fine on out-of-favor striker Ahmed Belal for lashing out at the club s technical staff. The 29-year-old, who has been confined to the bench…
Saied blow for Ismaili
CAIRO: Ismaili s Egyptian Premier League title aspirations were dealt a blow after playmaker Abdullah Saied picked up a foot injury that will rule him out of action for three…
Colossal statue of ancient monkey god found in Luxor
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a colossal ancient statue of the Pharaonic deity of wisdom, Thoth, in the shape of a baboon, the council of antiquities said in a statement…
Sony, Jackson estate ink $250 mln deal
Sony and administrators for Michael Jackson s estate confirmed Tuesday they signed a $250 million deal that will include releasing new music the pop icon was working on before his…
Wife of Panahi says unable to meet him in Iran jail
The wife of top Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi told AFP on Tuesday that she has been unable to see her husband in Tehran s notorious Evin prison since his arrest…
Egypt wind farm tender round two seen by end-2010
CAIRO: Egypt is likely to launch a second tender round just before the end of this year to choose from 10 firms short-listed to build its first private wind farm,…
