Commerce Syndicate members protest against five-month pension delay
CAIRO: One thousand members of the Commerce Syndicate held a protest Saturday in front of the syndicate s headquarters in Abassiya demanding the approval of a draft law they had…
Amodu satisfied after Nigeria pip Algeria to bronze
BENGUELA: Nigeria pipped Algeria 1-0 to claim the third place honors at the Africa Cup of Nations here on Saturday.Obinna Nsofor scored the match winner in the 55th minute when…
Ahly, Zamalek interested in Zambia midfielder
CAIRO: Cairo duo Ahly and Zamalek are tracking Zambia s attacking midfielder Rainford Kalaba, FilGoal.com understands.Egyptian champions Ahly have tabled a ?450,000 bid to sign Kalaba from Portuguese side Sporting…
Eight Egyptians die as fishing boat sinks off Libya
CAIRO: Eight Egyptian fishermen drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, an Egyptian security official told AFP on Friday.The small fishing boat had left the Egyptian port town…
World Cup finalists battle for bronze in Benguela
BENGUELA: World Cup-bound Nigeria and Algeria will have to dig deep to motivate themselves for Saturday s Africa Cup of Nations losers final.Nigeria were stopped from reaching the final proper…
Algerians fete crushing defeat to Egypt
ALGIERS: Algerians still honked horns, waved flags and cheered on their football team after it was crushed 4-0 by Egypt in the African Cup of Nations semifinals on Thursday.Many fans…
News in brief
GB Auto approves issuing $183 mln bonds Egypt s GB Auto shareholders have approved issuing 5-year bonds worth LE 1 billion ($183 million) to fund new service centers in Egypt…
ASEC Cement to expand regional foothold
CAIRO: Egypt s ASEC Cement wants to capitalize on the growth of housing and infrastructure demand in the region by more than doubling the cement production it controls by 2013,…
Investors spurn Africa and Middle East despite growth
LONDON: Many of the frontier economies in Africa and the Middle East may be growing rapidly, but they are still getting short shrift from global investors. They are attracting less…