Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Two-time defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of a foot injury. Tournament director Craig Tiley released a statement Thursday saying Williams had pulled out…
Japan beats UAE 1-0 in Asian Games finals
GUANGZHOU: Yuki Saneto scored midway through the second half and Japan repelled numerous attacking raids by the United Arab Emirates to secure its first Asian Games title 1-0 on Thursday.…
African women’s team accused of fielding men
ABUJA: The Nigerian Football Federation has made an official complaint to the African governing body accusing Equatorial Guinea of fielding two men on its women’s soccer team. “The protest is…
Ronaldo confident of win over ‘strong’ Barcelona
MADRID: Barcelona are a tough proposition but Real Madrid will gain the upper hand when the Spanish giants clash in the first classico of the season on Monday, Real's Portuguese…
NDP tries to disqualify 52 independent candidates
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ruling party said on Thursday it has filed complaints with the public prosecutor against 52 independent candidates in Sunday's parliamentary election for belonging to an illegal…
Princess of Netherlands brings message of financial inclusion to Egypt
CAIRO: Financial inclusion is currently a hot topic all over the world. Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands — also the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advocate for…
Our exclusion is political, say Alexandria MB candidates
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Four Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidates whose parliamentary candidacy applications were rejected said that their exclusion from the elections in Alexandria was a conscious political decision by the…
Bahrain and Egypt discuss stalled Mideast talks
MANAMA: Bahrain's King Hamad and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Thursday discussed efforts to restart stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a senior Bahraini official said. Mubarak briefed the king on…
Prosecutor orders detention of 156 Omraneya demonstrators
CAIRO: The public prosecution office has ordered the detention of 156 people who participated in a protest Wednesday pending investigation into various criminal charges, including the attempted murder of assistant…
Arab League chief for stop to anti-Christian discrimination
VIENNA: Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Wednesday called for an immediate stop to discrimination against Christians in Arab countries, and against Muslims in Europe. "Any discrimination based on religion…