After warning, hundreds of Israelis flee Sinai
JERUSALEM: Hundreds of Israeli travelers returned home after Israel warned its citizens to urgently leave Egypt s Sinai Peninsula because of a kidnapping alert, police said Wednesday.In the unusually strong…
Med water conference ends in failure due to Israel-Arab row
BARCELONA: Talks aimed at adopting a water management strategy for the Mediterranean failed Tuesday due to a row between Israel and Arab countries over a reference to the Palestinian territories,…
Egypt briefly closes Rafah border over fears of a terrorist threat
CAIRO: Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing Wednesday a day after Israel issued an alert to its citizens in Sinai requesting them to return immediately.However, later on in the day…
Zamalek's Gafaar wants to end goal drought against Ahly
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Ahmed Gafaar, who has been struggling to find the net in the past weeks, wants to score against Ahly in Friday s Cairo derby.Gafaar, who joined Zamalek…
Ismaili ready to turn to youngsters
CAIRO: Ismaili are prepared to rely on their youth in response to the strike of the first-team players over unpaid wages.The Ismaili first-team training was cancelled on Tuesday after the…
Gaish team struck by swine flu
CAIRO: A swine flu outbreak has struck members of the Gaish team as four players tested positive for the virus.Egypt international Abdel-Sattar Sabri, Mahmoud Massoud, Ahmed Zakaria and Mohamed Shedid,…
Referee Busacca chosen for Cairo derby
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said that Swiss referee Massimo Busacca will be in charge of Friday's Cairo derby between Ahly and Zamalek.EFA spokesman Medhat Shalabi announced on his…
