Abou-Trika opted not to take risk
CAIRO: Mohamed Abou-Trika opted not to participate in Saturday s World Cup qualifier against Rwanda to avoid the risk of an early substitution.The inspirational playmaker was due to start the…
Revolution: Beatles leap into digital age
Beatlemania is set to break out again this week when The Beatles digitally remastered albums and a new computer game are released as the world s most famous pop group…
State Security ends investigation of Hussein bombing
CAIRO: The State Security Prosecution wrapped up its investigation Saturday of the bombing in Al-Hussein last February, which resulted in the death of a French teenager.The investigation report was forwarded…
Palestinian-Israeli prisoner swap in early stages: Meshaal
CAIRO: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal confirmed on Sunday that Germany is mediating an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap that would include Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit but stressed the bid is in its…
Mohieldin to promote Egypt investment in China
CAIRO: Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin started on Sunday a week-long visit to China to promote Egyptian Chinese relations. No exact figure has been released by the ministry of investment…
Quest Means Business: The Recovery?
There is something extraordinary about flying from Asia to the US and crossing the international dateline. I left Hong Kong on Saturday morning, flew for 18 hours and arrived on…
Exports down in oil and gas sector despite healthy growth
CAIRO: Egypt's oil and gas sector topped other sectors in terms of growth for the fiscal year ended June 2009, Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmi announced Thursday. According to the…
Moore pulls no punches in 'Capitalism: A Love Story'
Michael Moore pulls no punches in his hard-hitting new documentary blasting evil capitalism, which premiered on Sunday at the Venice film festival.But in typical fashion, the Oscar-winning filmmaker delivers the…
Aziz Maraka brings Razz to Egypt
Razz is what you get when you fuse freewheeling jazz with strong rock beats echoed by an electric guitar fed with expressive Arabic lyrics. The ingredients are simple: rock, oriental…