Mubarak's health 'satisfactory', says German medical chief
CAIRO: Egypt s President Hosni Mubarak s health is satisfactory after surgery in Germany to remove a gall bladder, the head of the medical team at Heidelberg University Hospital said…
Organizers hope Darfur conference to raise $2 billion
CAIRO: Organizers of an international conference due later this month on rebuilding Sudan's war-torn Darfur region said on Thursday they hope to raise $2 billion for development projects.The March 21…
US patron who paid for conjoined twins' op dies
BOSTON: A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined Egyptian twins has died. A.…
Israel seals off West Bank amid heightened tension
JERUSALEM: Israel sealed off the West Bank on Friday amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the…
Spanish writer Miguel Delibes dies at 89
Miguel Delibes, one of Spain s top novelists whose works portrayed the country s upheavals following its 1936-39 civil war, died Friday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. He…
No drastic measures in schools for declining H1N1 cases
CAIRO: Due to the substantial decline in swine flu cases, the Ministry of Health has officially announced that during the second semester of the academic year, no classrooms where the…
Drogba named African Player of the Year
ACCRA: Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time the Ivory Coast international his won the award.Drogba pushed Inter Milan…
Sports Talk: FIFA fails to see the green light
You would have thought that with all the refereeing mistakes that are allowing unfair goals to be scored, many in major games, FIFA would have decided to use goal-line technology…
