Shabana cruises into PSA Masters quarter-finals
MUMBAI: Reigning World Open champion Amr Shabana was taken to four games by unfancied Indian Saurav Ghosal before making the quarter-finals of the PSA Masters squash on Monday.World number three…
Gaish keep advancing with ENPPI win
CAIRO: Gaish extended their successful run and closed to within three points of leaders Ahly after beating ENPPI 2-0 in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday. Sameh Mahmoud broke the…
Mahalla awarded win over Gouna
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) awarded Mahalla a 2-0 win after the club s defeat to Gouna in the Egyptian Premier League was overturned.Gouna s 1-0 victory over Mahalla…
Arab countries flop on human rights, says report
CAIRO: Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, namely Egypt, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday.The 230-page…
127 killed in spate of Baghdad explosions
BAGHDAD: Five massive vehicle-borne bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 people, including women and students, and wounding hundreds in the third co-ordinated massacre to devastate the city since August.The…
Financial crisis sparks first meeting of the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges
CAIRO: Nearly a quarter century after its establishment, the Union of Arab Stock Exchanges (UASE) held its first meeting in Cairo to discuss the impact of the global financial crisis…
Quest Means Business: Dubai
It is relatively easy to snigger at the plight facing Dubai. Words like hubris and phrases like "pride comes before a fall come to mind. After all, it is pretty…
Fassbinder muse Schygulla to claim Berlin film fest prize
German screen legend Hanna Schygulla will pick up an honorary Golden Bear prize for lifetime achievement at the 60th Berlin Film Festival, organizers said.The Berlinale, which ranks among the top…
British artist Richard Wright wins Turner Prize
British artist Richard Wright was named this week the winner of this year's Turner Prize, one of the world's most controversial art awards, for his enormous gold-leaf fresco.Wright beat hot…