Mideast passions quiet over NY mosque showdown
DUBAI: On the streets of lower Manhattan, there's no mistaking how the passions flow: One side saying it’s their patriotic duty to block a planned Islamic center and the other…
Hassan slams spiritless Zamalek players
CAIRO: Zamalek manager Hossam Hassan cited lack of spirit as the main reason behind his side's surprise defeat at ENPPI on Monday. The Whites were undone 3-1 by the petroleum…
Fathi linked with Premier League move
CAIRO: Ahmed Fathi is linked with a summer move to the Premier League, FilGoal.com understands. Rawad Kassis, a famous players' agent, met with Ahly's marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi on Monday…
ENPPI aiming for league title after Zamalek win
CAIRO: ENPPI's ambitions for the current season are sky high, according to assistant manager Mahmoud Saleh. The petroleum side came back from behind to stun Zamalek 3-1 on Monday and…
Gathering failure
Five Arab countries — Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon — are among the 37 failed states that Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace singled out recently in…
The road to food security
ROME: Recently, I was on a road in the Southern Choma District of Zambia to meet with Rosemary Pisani, a smallholder farmer and mother of eight who struggled to feed…
Palestinians turn to educational reform
WASHINGTON, DC: In an important new move, the Palestinian Authority has recently begun highlighting education as one of the main centrepieces in the next phase of the state and institution…
Ahly, ‘Ultras Ahlawy’ to bury the hatchet?
CAIRO: Senior 'Ultras Ahlawy' members met with Ahly chairman Hassan Hamdi and club vice-president Mahmoud Al-Khatib in an attempt to clear the air. The radical Ahly fan group decided not…
Hepatitis study said to be exaggerated
CAIRO: A recent study released earlier this month concerning the severity of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Egypt has been refuted by the Egyptian Ministry of Health. The study,…