African Confederation Cup draw
Draw for the fourth round of the African Confederation Cup: Etoile du Congo (Congo) v Benfica Luanda (Angola) Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) v Ismaili (Egypt) TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) v…
As expected, Al-Ahly-Barcelona match creates problems
CAIRO: The Al-Ahly-Barcelona match that took place yesterday caused conflict due to the huge hike in the price of tickets, the general unavailability of tickets and claims that Al-Ahly sold…
Egypt demands loan of Nefertiti bust for museum opening
Egypt on Sunday said it aimed to retrieve a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from Germany for the opening of a history museum near the Great Pyramids in 2012, despite…
The poor are not getting poorer, according to the Information and Decision Support Center
CAIRO: Maged Othman, the president of the Information and Decision Support Center told Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that the poor in Egypt are not getting poorer and he cited as evidence…
EU urges Iraq government to boost reconciliation by reaching out to Sunni Muslims
LUXEMBOURG: The EU urged the Iraqi government Monday to step up national reconciliation efforts and called on Iraq s neighbors to support the country s daunting stabilization drive by attending…
THE REEL ESTATE: "300"outrages Iran, but does anyone care?
Days before the release of the latest comic-book adaptation 300, a scathing attack on the film from American leftists and rightwing groups started to surface. The right believed that the…
Ehsan Hatem wins Miss Egypt 2007
CAIRO: The 21-year-old English teacher Ehsan Hatem, the contestant who received the sole jeers of the night, was crowned Pantene s Miss Egypt 2007 yesterday at an elegant, well organized…
Stocks drift lower in thin trade
CAIRO: Stocks drifted downwards on Sunday in thin trade with no news to move prices decisively in either direction, brokers said.Sentiment among local retail investors was negative while non-Arab foreigners…
Minister of Petroleum: Discovery of oil field in Suez Gulf
CAIRO: The Minister of Petroleum issued urgent instructions last weekend to continue the development plan implementation of the latest naval discovery of Crude oil in Suez Gulf in the prospect…