Paraguay snatches last minute heartbreaker, Egypt awaits Italy
CAIRO: As fans were leaving the stadium unsatisfied with the draw, Aldo Paniagua used Cesar Benitez header and fired Paraguay second goal at the last minute of the game for…
Hodoud held at home
Masri came from behind to hold Harras Hodoud to a 2-2 draw in a rescheduled Egyptian Premier League match at Max Stadium on Sunday. Hodoud took an early lead when…
Egypt FM 'suspicious' of Iran nuclear plant: report
DUBAI: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in remarks published in the press on Monday that the new uranium enrichment plant recently revealed by Iran triggered mounting suspicions .…
Time to heed lessons learned from economic crisis, says Helmy
CAIRO: The Egyptian economy has arrived at a critical juncture, said Taher Helmy, leading lawyer, partner at the law firm Baker & McKenzie and chairman of the Egyptian Center for…
Euromoney Egypt Conference opens today
CAIRO: The Euromoney Egypt Conference 2009 kicks off today, bringing together government and business leaders to analyze trends in the Egyptian economy from a global context and offer predictions for…
Polanski's arrest could be his path to freedom
A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for…
A trip back in time with La Mercè festival
Festivals and celebrations are a way of reaffirming our roots and recalling our customs, traditions and culture. Each one us has that special memory of a festival that we most…
Green money
NEW YORK: There is little doubt that green will be the metaphorical color of choice for world leaders when they gather at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Attention will focus…
Saudi's new hi-tech University: both too much and not enough
One advantage of covering the Gulf region is that there is rarely a dull day. The sheer pace of development means that more or less every week there is some…