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…

Tamim Elyan

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…

Sherif Tarek

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…

Sherif Tarek

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)…

AFP
AFP

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…

Sherif Tarek

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…

Sherif Tarek

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…

AFP
AFP

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…

AP
AP

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,…

AFP
AFP