Nagah plays down Zamalek reports
CAIRO: Haras Al-Hodoud midfielder Abdul-Salam Nagah refuted reports claiming that he had reached an agreement with Zamalek over a summer move. I have no intention of leaving Al-Hodoud, the talented…
Egyptian lawmakers want to ban fake hymen
CAIRO: Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to help women fake their virginity and one scholar has even called for the…
Rights group to assess case of Kafr El-Sheikh teen
CAIRO: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has commissioned its legal department to look into the case of the incarceration of an 18-year-old in Kafr El-Sheikh on the…
Jokes, apologies from David Letterman on his show
David Letterman acknowledges in his on-air apologies to his wife and staff for having sex with co-workers that he has his work cut out for him.As Letterman mixed wisecracks with…
Emerging market firms turn giants in telecom sector
GENEVA: Take a careful look at a Vodafone handset in Britain and chances are, somewhere in small print it would say that the mobile telephone was made by China s…
Israeli police bring reinforcements to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Israeli police mobilized reinforcements from across the country to secure volatile Jerusalem on Tuesday, deploying thousands of officers on city streets for fear days of clashes with Palestinian protesters…
Hamas warns discord over UN report could harm unity deal
GAZA CITY: Hamas warned on Tuesday that controversy over a damning UN report on the Gaza war could affect the Palestinian reconciliation deal which Egypt said was to be signed…
ElBaradei for president: Egypt opposition wants IAEA chief
CAIRO: Whether President Hosni Mubarak runs for re-election in 2011 or gives way to his son Gamal, an opposition party sees UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei as a strong…
Consumer confidence up
CAIRO: Egyptians join consumers around the region in expressing optimism over the future of their economy, according to a recent survey.The survey, which was conducted by YouGov and Bayt.com, illustrated…