How the Spanish were crowned World Champions
CAIRO: As winners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Spanish national team now carries the burden of living up to the hype in every single game they will play…
Sinai border guard injured in shootout with smugglers
CAIRO: A border guard was injured during a shootout with smugglers in Sinai Sunday evening, 21 km south of the Rafah border crossing. Ayman Mohamed Abdel-Fatah, 23, was shot in…
Inquest starts into death of Ashraf Marwan
LONDON: A British coroner opened an inquest Monday into the mysterious death of a wealthy Egyptian businessman suspected of involvement in Middle East espionage. Ashraf Marwan, 62, fell to his…
Conflict between Pope and secular Copts escalates over personal status law
CAIRO: Clashes between Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate, and the Secular Copts group have escalated after the latter presented the Ministry of Justice with a draft personal…
Handball: Egypt drawn into World Cup’s ‘group of death’
CAIRO: Egypt on Sunday have been drawn into the group of death in the Handball World Cup in January 2011. The Pharaohs will have to play title holders France in…
Meteb’s flight to Belgium postponed
CAIRO: Emad Meteb will not be able to complete his move to Standard Liege on Monday as planned after his flight to Belgium was abruptly postponed. The Egypt striker was…
In defense of Dunga (Part 1)
Following the elimination of the Brazilian national team from the World Cup in South Africa, Dunga, the head coach, became the target of some particularly vicious attacks by the Brazilian…
Survey: Europeans back veil ban, Americans opposed
PARIS: While most Americans oppose banning face-covering Islamic veils, most western Europeans questioned in a new global poll say the garments should be forbidden — especially in France, where a…
Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank plans rapid growth
AMMAN: Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank plans to more than double its branches by the end of 2010 and is helping Jordan's government issue an Islamic bond in the country's rapidly…
Egypt’s index falls as heavyweights stumble
CAIRO: Egypt's main index fell for a first day in three as blue chips Orascom Telecom (OT) and Commercial International Bank (CIB) weighed. OT dropped 3.4 percent and CIB slipped…
