Hodoud coach gracious in defeat
CAIRO: The Alexandria-based club could not find top gear at Cairo Stadium and missed out on the chance to wrap up a second consecutive Super Cup title after overcoming Ahly…
Abd-Rabou intends to stay at Ismaili
CAIRO: The Egypt midfielder had 10 percent of his yearly salary deducted by Ismaili after he insulted some of the club's officials during a board meeting last week. He was…
Oil drilling off Libya to start within weeks, says BP
LONDON: British oil giant BP will start drilling off the Libyan coast in a few weeks, a spokesman said Saturday, stressing it would take into account any lessons learned from…
Iran signs 1.3 billion dollar gas pipeline deal with Turkey
TEHRAN: Iran has signed a $1.3 billion deal with a Turkish firm to build a pipeline for gas exports of 60 million cubic meters (2.1 billion cubic feet) a day…
Abu Dhabi: Telecoms opens further
ABU DHABI: Greater competition in the UAE’s telecommunications industry is expected to usher in an era of increased choice and lower prices for consumers of fixed-line telecoms services, particularly high-speed…
RAK: Beyond construction
DUBAI: Diversification has become the name of the game for RAK’s light industries, as a foreseen fall-off in construction is expected in the near future as demand begins to catch…
Developer says sorry for naming prince in Qatar row, say reports
LONDON: A London developer has apologized to Prince Charles for naming him in a lawsuit against his Qatari partners over a failed building project, after finally settling the dispute, reports…
Four Gaza rockets hit southern Israel, says army
JERUSALEM: Gaza-based insurgents fired four rockets into southern Israel over the weekend, a military spokesman said on Sunday. None of them caused any casualties or damage, the spokesman said, adding…
Israel dismisses UN council move to probe Gaza flotilla raid
JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday dismissed moves by the UN Human Rights Council to open its own probe into a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, saying the panel was…
Islamist leader jailed for spitting at Israeli policeman
RAMLA: Hard-line Islamist leader Sheikh Raed Salah on Sunday began serving five months behind bars after being convicted of spitting at an Israeli policeman during a protest in east Jerusalem.…