New UNESCO chief confirmed, plans Cairo trip
PARIS: UNESCO members on Thursday endorsed the election of their new chief, Bulgaria s Irina Bokova, who said she would soon head to Cairo to ease tensions with her defeated…
CAPMAS denies that there 13 mln spinsters in Egypt
CAIRO: Abu Bakr El-Guindy, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), denied news reports claiming there are 13 million "spinsters in Egypt. He explained that this…
Saied makes debut with Libya's Ahli
CAIRO: Ibrahim Saied made his debut with Libya s Ahli in their 3-0 Premier League victory over Al-Najma on Thursday.The Egyptian defender, who joined Ahli on a free transfer after…
Ismaili deny Al-Hadari's suspension reports
CAIRO: Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan called on local press to stop discussing "the alleged suspension of goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari. The Egypt and Ismaili guardian was initially handed a ?900,000 fine…
Some Egypt players are envious – Soukup
CAIRO: Egypt U-20 coach Miroslav Soukup revealed that the Young Pharaohs lacked team spirit because many players were only seeking personal glory.Egypt succumbed to an embarrassing exit from the World…
Blue chips push up index, OCI advances
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock index was up 1.1 percent, led by foreign buying in blue chips such as Orascom Construction Industries, which advanced 1.9 percent, and El Sewedy Cables,…
Oil trims gains to around $75 after one-year high
LONDON: Oil fell back from a year high on Thursday but stayed above $75 a barrel, reversing its sixth straight positive session after European shares pared gains and the euro…
