Protesting Tanta Flax workers continue sit-in in front of Cabinet
CAIRO: Workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company vowed to continue their sit-in yesterday until the government responds to their demands.At time of press there were reports that clashes…
Newspaper editors apologize to actors for homosexuality scandal
CAIRO: Al-Balagh Al-Gadid editors Abdou El-Maghraby and Ehab El-Agamy apologized to actor Nour El-Sherif for defaming him in a report about an alleged homosexual prostitution ring. Maghraby, the paper's editor-in-chief,…
Shikabala set for Zamalek extension
CAIRO: Zamalek playmaker Shikabala is close to signing a contract extension with the club, team coordinator Ibrahim Hassan said. We have reached an agreement with Shikabala over a three-year extension…
Shehata withdraws from Nigeria race
CAIRO: Egypt manager Hassan Shehata said he will not be coaching Nigeria in the World Cup.The three-time African Cup winner was sought, among other big names, by Nigeria to take…
Zidan in row with referee Stark
CAIRO: Borussia Dortmund forward Mohamed Zidan has been involved in a war of words with referee Wolfgang Stark, in the wake of Sunday s Bundesliga defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.According to…
Youngsters lift Zamalek over ENPPI
CAIRO: Zamalek were inspired by young duo Alaa Ali and Hossam Arafat as they eased 2-0 past ENPPI in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.Ali and Arafat, two rare starters…
Arab League hosts freedom of assembly forum
CAIRO: Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa will host today around 100 representatives of civil society groups from the Arab world, the European Union and other international organizations to discuss…
Egypt aims to start cement bid process by mid-2010
CAIRO: Egypt is targeting to start an international bidding process to grant cement licenses by the middle of this year, the head of the country s Industrial Development Authority (IDA)…