Zidan eyes move out of Germany
CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan has seen enough of German football and is now looking forward to making a move out of the Bundesliga, he told a German website.The Egypt striker has…
World Cup dream prompts Egyptian league stoppage
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association competition committee decided to halt the Egyptian Premier League starting Oct. 27th to give the national side enough time to prepare for their anticipated clash…
Egypt index climbs, Asec Mining up 7.2 pct
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock index climbs 2.6 percent on the strength of a global rally, as Asec Mining and EFG-Hermes see robust gains and Orascom Telecom rises 5.7 percent.…
Four wounded in Israeli raid on Gaza tunnels, say medics
GAZA CITY: An Israeli air raid early Wednesday on smuggling tunnels between the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and Egypt wounded four people, Palestinian medics said.Palestinian medics had initially said a 23-year-old…
Egypt denies Hamas member died of torture
CAIRO: An Egyptian official denied on Tuesday that the brother of a senior Hamas member died of torture in an Egyptian prison cell.Sami Abu Zuhri, one of the Islamist group…
Clashes between Bedouins and security forces in Central Sinai
CAIRO: Clashes erupted between security forces and Bedouin tribesmen in Central Sinai Tuesday that led to the injury of a central security soldier.Security forces had converged on the areas of…
Festival Centre
CAIRO: Al Futtaim Group announced on Tuesday that it had begun leasing property for Festival Center, the commercial hub of its ambitious New Cairo mixed-use development, Festival City.Festival Center is…
We are not there yet, says Minister of Transport
CAIRO: The Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour addressed members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt at AmCham's first meeting of the fall, entitled "Transport in Egypt: Have We…
World's biggest book fair gets Chinese imprint
Chinese writers, publishers and artists backed by Beijing and others marked the world s largest book fair Wednesday with hundreds of stories from the most populous nation on earth.The guest…
Mideast Film Fest targets audiences, potential filmmakers
Now in its third year running, the Middle East International Film Festival is bringing to residents of Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE an opportunity for young UAE…