Egypt set for August friendly
CAIRO: Egypt coaching staff are looking into setting up a friendly game as part of the African champions preparations for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in September. So…
Crashes on notorious Egypt road kill 22
CAIRO: Twenty-two Egyptians were killed on Tuesday in two separate accidents on the notoriously dangerous road between the capital Cairo and the southern city of Minya.All 15 people in one…
Masri to receive Al-Gabbas compensation
CAIRO: Masri are set to receive $300,000 from Lierse over the controversial transfer of striker Mohamed Al-Gabbas.Al-Gabbas suddenly left Masri for the Belgian second-division side, using a loophole in his…
Peace process cannot handle more failure, Egypt warns
CAIRO: The Middle East peace process cannot handle another failure, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned on Tuesday, telling his Israeli counterpart his country would have to make difficult decisions. There…
More than 20,000 soldiers in Sinai, says former ambassador to Israel
CAIRO: Sinai is not a demilitarized zone and has more than 20,000 soldiers, said head of the Shoura Council's foreign affairs committee and former ambassador to Israel Mohamed Bassiouny.Giving a…
China's restive west descends into violence
URUMQI: Scattered mobs of Chinese Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese roamed the streets and beat passers-by Tuesday as the capital of China's Xinjiang region degenerated into communal violence, prompting the…
IN DEPTH: Time to invest in Upper Egypt, governors say
CAIRO: A 10-year tax exemption, land ownership, the availability of infrastructure and access to basic utilities are just a few reasons to invest in Upper Egypt, officials said at a…