Hodoud fail to end winless streak
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud extended their winless streak to four games after being held to a goalless draw by Ghazl Mahalla on Saturday, few days after their coach Tarek Al-Ashri decided…
Football: Angola stadium officially opened
LUANDA: One of the four stadiums built for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Angola was officially handed over to the public works minister, state news agency ANGOP reported…
Ismaili chairman rules out Abd-Rabou move to Ahly
CAIRO: Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan played down reports suggesting that Hosni Abd-Rabou would move to Egyptian champions Ahly next summer. The Egypt midfielder has joined Ahli Dubai on a two-year…
Egyptian clubs approach Al-Saqqa
CAIRO: Eskisehirspor s veteran defender Abdel-Zaher Al-Saqqa says three Egyptian top-flight clubs are seeking to sign him in the winter transfer window. The Egypt international, who has been plying his…
Six swine flu deaths bring toll to 86
CAIRO: Six more deaths reported on Sunday have brought the death toll from the HINI virus in Egypt up to 86, announced Ministry of Health spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahin. The…
OPEC to hold oil flow steady, eye Iraq, say analysts
LUANDA: Sitting comfortably on strong oil prices, OPEC crude producers are set to hold their output steady at their meeting in Angola on Tuesday while eyeing the rising prospects of…
4-bank consortium covers $1.05 billion loan
CAIRO: Four Egyptian banks formed a consortium to cover a syndicate loan of $1.05 billion, the larges from local banks. The National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Arab African International…
Iraq PM in Cairo to improve ties with Egypt
CAIRO: Iraq's prime minister is in Egypt on a two-day trip to improve relations with one of the Middle East's power players.Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's last visit to Egypt was…
Egypt's Mubarak meets Iranian parliament speaker
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Sunday with Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani in the first high-level talks between both countries since relations were strained after Israel's war on Gaza.Larijani,…