Prosecutor extends detention of Al-Jazeera.net correspondent
CAIRO: The Sixth of October City prosecutor extended on Monday the detention of Al-Jazeera.net correspondent Badr Mohamed Badr for 15 more days pending investigation, Badr’s wife Azza Al-Garf told Daily…
Below-average film selection only has a few surprises to offer
Midway through this year’s edition of the infamous Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), I came to one stark realization: I’ve never watched so many mediocre films in one festival before.…
Egypt calls for ‘end game’ in Mideast peace talks
SOFIA: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit urged the international community on Wednesday to call an 'end game' in Middle East peace talks and set clear deadlines for reaching Israeli-Palestinian…
Ahly youth beat Zamalek
CAIRO: Ahly’s U-20s grabbed a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Zamalek in crowd-less youth league match on Tuesday. Striker Abdul-Rahman Ahmed scored the only goal of the game after…
Al-Badri wants Al-Hadari at Merreikh
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari claims that newly-hired Merreikh manager Hossam Al-Badri is keen to sign him from Zamalek, who are more than willing to listen to the offer from Sudan. Despite…
Zaki may require knee surgery
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Amr Zaki could be forced to go under the knife in order to treat a nagging knee injury, club doctor Mostafa Al-Monayeri revealed. The Egypt striker is…
Abbas, Mubarak to discuss peace process crisis
CAIRO: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is to hold talks with President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt on Thursday, a Palestinian diplomat said, at a time of crisis in the Middle East…
Squash: Darwish optimistic of repeating heroics
AL-KHOBAR: Karim Darwish, who caused a surprise by snatching the season-end number one ranking while winning the Saudi International on this court two years ago, signaled his belief he can…
Egypt resort limits swimming after shark attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt kept most of the 30-mile coastline off the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh closed to swimmers after a spate of shark attacks killed one European tourist…
WikiLeaks: Saudi proposed force to crush Hezbollah
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia proposed deploying an Arab military force backed by US and NATO airpower to Lebanon two years ago to crush Hezbollah and prevent the militant group — and…