Anderlecht demand Shikabala’s ITC
CAIRO: Anderlecht demanded that the Egyptian FA send them the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) of Zamalek winger Shikabala although the Cairo club said they would hold on to him. The…
Egypt turn on style to crush DR Congo
CAIRO: Debutant Ahmed Ali scored twice as Egypt cruised to an easy 6-3 victory over DR Congo in a friendly game at a near-empty Cairo Stadium on Wednesday. Despite committing…
Frenchman Neveu appointed Smouha coach
PARIS: Frenchman Patrice Neveu, who left his job as DR Congo coach in April, told AFP on Wednesday that he has signed a 12-month contract with newly-promoted Egyptian first division…
Peace process or real peace?
RAMALLAH: Direct talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders are the most obvious way to achieve peace in the Middle East conflict. But history has shown time and again that a…
How India survived the financial crisis
NEW DELHI: As the world economy begins to recover, Indians are looking back with particular satisfaction at how they coped with the recent crisis. Despite an unprecedented global recession, India…
Who’s afraid of climate change?
COPENHAGEN: Imagine that over the next 70 or 80 years, a giant port city — say, Tokyo — found itself engulfed by sea levels rising as much as 15 feet…
Searching for common ground in Acre
JERUSALEM: Recently a joint Jewish-Arab youth delegation from Acre, a Northern Israeli town, visited Poland and Holocaust sites. Such joint endeavors have taken place in Israel, at times even initiated…
Egyptian television, 50 years on
CAIRO: Over the past few years, Egyptian television has slowly been integrating with internet technology, especially through channels broadcast on Nilesat, a report issued by the Information and Decision Support…
Nahdet Masr journalists end sit-in after promises of a solution
CAIRO: About 35 reporters at daily independent Nahdet Masr newspaper ended a three-day sit-in after a syndicate board member promised to intervene in their current crisis with the administration, journalist…
Copts protest disappearance of Coptic family
CAIRO: Dozens of Copts demonstrated inside Abbaseya’s St. Mark’s Cathedral on Wednesday against the disappearance of a Coptic woman and her three children. The demo coincided with Pope Shenouda’s weekly…