BUSINESS RECAP: LE 7.2 billion in water treatment projects await private sector, says GAFI report
CAIRO: More than LE 7 billion in sewage and fresh water treatment projects are now offered by the government for implementation by the private sector in 2007, according to a…
Mortgage financing reaches LE 1 billion in 2006
Saleh: new mortgage refinancing company to lower interest ratesCAIRO: Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) Chairman Osama Saleh said preliminary 2006 end-of-year figures show the total mortgage lending volume has reached LE…
Book that nearly cost Naguib Mahfouz his life resurfaces in Egypt
Associated PressCAIRO: The novel that almost cost Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz his life has finally been published in book form in Egypt, four months after his death, and has become…
The underground sounds of Egypt emerge
Ahmed Selim and partner Fahd El-Gammal can't do anything right. The founders of the new, local Kawalis-Misr (Backstage Productions) will be launching the first-ever compilation CD of independent Egyptian musicians…
Move to the desert to contain impending disaster, says expert
CAIRO: The problems of unemployment and housing currently facing young people in Egypt should be resolved through expansion in the desert and building new settlements there, stressed a desert expert.Mostafa…
Zamalek romp to victory over ENPPI
Ismaili edges closer to AhlyCairo: Two goals from Abdul-Halim Ali and Osama Hassan in the first-half were enough for Zamalek to grab an easy 2-0 home victory over ENPPI in…
Egypt leads pack for African team, club of the year
CAIRO: In what will likely soften the blow that football hero Mohamed Aboutrika was not chosen as the African Footballer of the year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has…
Tottenham want to offload Mido says report
CAIRO: Tottenham Hotspur is open to talks for Egypt striker Mido due to his tensed relationship with Dutch manager Martin Jol, The Mirror reported. Jol will listen to offers for…