YEAREND SPECIAL: Egyptian football turning tides in 2009
For Egyptian fans, football fuelled the real drama of 2009 with the highs and lows of the national team, U-20 team's disappointment in the World Cup and the intense race…
Last-gasp Al-Safti gives Zamalek precious win
CAIRO: A last-minute winner by Amr Al-Safti gave Zamalek a critical 1-0 victory over Mansoura in the Egyptian Premier League on Sunday.The victory, which is Zamalek s third on the…
Ahly ensure leadership with narrow win at Production
CAIRO: Emad Meteb scored a first-half goal to help Ahly clinch a hard-fought 1-0 win at Military Production and go six points clear on top of the Egyptian Premier League…
England to play Egypt at Wembley
LONDON: England will begin their countdown to next year s World Cup with a friendly international against Egypt at London s Wembley Stadium on March 3, the Football Association (FA)…
Hassan underlines Zamalek improvement
CAIRO: Zamalek boss Hossam Hassan believes that he has put an end to a number of Zamalek s long-lasting problems in around three weeks. The 43-year-old was appointed as the…
Ismaili coaching staff resign
CAIRO: Ismaili s coaching staff have resigned after the club s board imposed a harsh sanction on the players who featured in Sunday s goalless draw with Asyut Petroleum in…
Egypt university to appeal niqab ruling
CAIRO: A leading Cairo university will appeal a court decision allowing female students to don the full face veil on campus dormitories, a university official said on Monday. Cairo s…
Actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32
Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit Clueless and rose to stardom in 8 Mile before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday…
Egypt to demand return of Nefertiti bust from Germany
CAIRO: Egypt s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Sunday that Cairo will demand the return of a 3,400 year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, accusing Germany of fraudulently acquiring it.Hawass,…