Ministry makes melamine testing mandatory
CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem Al-Gabaly said that testing for toxic levels of melamine are now "obligatory for all types of milk products. These tests are to be conducted "constantly…
Sports Talk: Punished for showing that you care
In this devastating three-week monster aggression, as the Palestinian death toll jumps over 1,100, almost half of them women and children, the profligate of bloodshed from Israel's war in the…
Abou-Trika heads to Germany for check-up
CAIRO: Ahly star Mohamed Abou-Trika is set to fly to Germany on Thursday in order to undergo a check-up on his troublesome knee.Ahly said on their official website that the…
Shabab await Ahly response on Flavio, Hosni
CAIRO: Shabab chairman Khaled Al-Baltan indicated that the Saudi club is expecting a response from Egyptian champions Ahly on loan offers for both strikers, Flavio Amado and Osama Hosni.Recent Saudi…
Rabbis unwelcome in next Islamic conference, says endowment minister
CAIRO: Minister of Religious Endowments Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouk said that he will not invite any rabbis to the next International Islamic Conference in Cairo.The conference is organized by the ministry…
Egyptian baby contracts bird flu, says WHO
GENEVA: An Egyptian toddler has contracted bird flu, the 52nd case to be reported in the country, the World Health Organization said on its website Thursday.Most of the victims have…
Egypt indexes fall on US, European market woes
CAIRO: Egyptian indexes fell on Thursday led by selling of Orascom Construction Industries and Orascom Telecom, as foreign investors took their lead from US and European markets that declined a…
Edison says could sell part of Egypt gas field
CAIRO: Italy s second biggest power producer Edison SpA may sell a 25 percent stake in an Egyptian gas field, the company s chief executive said on Thursday.Umberto Quadrino also…