Middlesbrough leave ‘unfit’ Mido behind
CAIRO: Ahmed “Mido” Hossam was one of few players to be dropped from Middlesbrough's pre-season trip to Ireland due to lack of fitness. The Egyptian striker, who returned from a…
Bahrain: Aluminium giant targets recovery
MANAMA: Bahrain’s largest industrial firm, Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), is looking expand into new markets as it competes to hold its place in an increasingly competitive regional market. In large part…
Zamalek sign 33-year-old defender Younes
CAIRO: Zamalek have acquired the services of 33-year-old center-half Mohamed Younes on a free transfer from second-division Telecom Egypt. Zamalek marketing director Ashraf Sobhi confirmed to FilGoal.com that the former…
HIV gel breakthrough lifts mood at AIDS conference
VIENNA: A breakthrough test of a vaginal gel to protect women against HIV unleashed a wave of optimism at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday after two days of rows…
Turkish FM met Hamas supremo in Damascus
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has met Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal in Damascus, the Anatolia news agency reported on Tuesday, a move that threatens to fan fresh tensions with…
EU ministers to approve tighter sanctions on Iran
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers will adopt tighter sanctions against Iran next week, including measures to block oil and gas investment and curtail its refining and natural gas capability, EU…
UAE urged to allow appeals for expelled Lebanese, Gazans
WASHINGTON: A leading rights group Monday urged the United Arab Emirates to allow hundreds of deported Lebanese citizens and people from Gaza to appeal their expulsions. The UAE has expelled…
Sudan’s Beshir plans Chad visit
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, plans to visit Chad, his first visit to a country that recognizes the court's jurisdiction, a senior…
Three killed by Iraq car bomb
BAGHDAD: Three people, including a child, were killed and 18 wounded by a car bomb in Qara Teba in Iraq's Diyala province on Tuesday, security officials said. The bomb exploded…
Iraq’s last Sabeans take sad New Year dip in Tigris
BAGHDAD: Sheikh Alaa Aziz was saddened by the sight of only a handful of fellow Iraqi Sabeans in simple white cloths dipping in the muddy waters of the Tigris in…