Refaat unhappy with 'anti-Zamalek' media
CAIRO: Ahmed Refaat expressed his frustration with the "fierce media campaign against Zamalek following the team's bad performance in a series of games. The Whites were held to a disappointing…
Egypt seizes explosives 'bound for Gaza'
AL-ARISH: Egypt has seized a ton of TNT in the Sinai peninsula that officials believe was probably destined for the Gaza Strip, a security source said on Friday.Boxes of the…
Police arrest 'little devil' dope peddler, aged seven
CAIRO: Police have arrested a seven-year-old boy working under the alias of Little Devil for selling hashish in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, a security official told AFP on…
Russia communists say Ukraine Bond girl a traitor
First it was Indiana Jones. Now it s James Bond s latest lady friend.The Communist Party in St. Petersburg says Olga Kurylenko, the Ukrainian-born model who plays a Bolivian agent…
CBE keeps rates steady, opens door to cut
CAIROL Egypt s central bank ended a nine-month cycle of interest rate rises on Friday, saying it would leave rates on hold and signaling it could ease monetary policy in…
National oil firms warn $60 oil threatens supplies
BEIJING: The world s biggest state-owned oil companies are weathering the global financial crisis and the dive in crude prices for now, top executives said on Friday, but they warned…
New 'Euro-Med Union' takes a step to reality
MARSEILLE: Countries bordering the Mediterranean have edged closer to establishing their Euro-Med Union by finessing an Israeli-Arab dispute over the role of the Arab League.The union - a pet project…
Egypt seizes explosives 'bound for Gaza'
AL-ARISH: Egypt has seized a ton of TNT in the Sinai peninsula that officials believe was probably destined for the Gaza Strip, a security source said on Friday.Boxes of the…