Youths in Marseille defy police after Algeria lose
MARSEILLE, France: Youths in the southern French city of Marseille have clashed with police and smashed windows after Algeria lost to Egypt 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier.In Marseille, home…
Press hail Egypt fans and players after Algeria win
CAIRO: Newspapers on Sunday feted Egypt s home team and their supporters after the Pharoahs beat Algeria s Desert Foxes in a crucial World Cup qualifier that avoided the violence…
Egypt beat Algeria to force playoff
CAIRO: Substitute Emad Meteb headed home deep into stoppage time as Egypt claimed a 2-0 home victory over Algeria on Saturday to force a playoff for a place at next…
Seventh swine flu death while six schools closed in Alexandria
CAIRO: The seventh H1N1 death was announced by the Ministry of Health Saturday as a 37-year old female from the outer suburbs of Cairo succumbed to pneumonia after contracting the…
Egyptian Resorts 9-month net tumbles 96 percent
CAIRO: Real estate and tourism company Egyptian Resorts reported net profit for the first nine months of 2009 of LE 10.1 million ($1.9 million), down 96 percent on a year…
Egyptian mobile phone subscribers top 53 million
CAIRO: Egyptian mobile phone subscriber growth continued unabated in September, with 1.95 million new accounts added to bring the total number to 53.428 million, a government website said on Sunday.…
Egypt index slips, Pioneers drops again
CAIRO: Egypt s main share index slumps 0.8 percent in low volume with Pioneers Holding extending a correction following a rally last week on news the financial services firm would…
Newly agreed UN corruption deal panned as 'toothless'
DOHA: Conference delegates meeting in the Qatari capital on Friday backed a tightening of the United Nations anti-corruption program but lobby groups immediately slammed the deal as a lost opportunity.…
Intel holds youth camp on IGF sidelines
CAIRO: Intel partnered with Egypt's Cyber Peace Initiative, part of The Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement, to hold a Youth Camp bearing the theme Forming Young Digital Citizens in…
LE 75 Million for infrastructure in industrial zones
CAIRO: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid announced another LE 75 million for the development of infrastructure in 12 industrial zones, bringing the total investment in the zones…