Iran, IAEA meet on nuclear deal, but no breakthrough
VIENNA: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano in Vienna on Sunday, but there appeared to be no immediate breakthrough on a stalled nuclear…
Obama proposes allocating 2 pct of Egypt aid to democracy
CAIRO: United States aid to Egypt is expected to remain unchanged in 2011, with the same NGO funding restriction and a projected 2 percent allocated to democracy promotion, according to…
Clashes as Israeli right-wingers march in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli police on Sunday near a march being held by Israeli right-wingers through a tense neighborhood of annexed Arab east Jerusalem. The fighting took place…
Denmark's 'Little Mermaid' surfaces at Shanghai Expo
Denmark's Little Mermaid sculpture resurfaced to music and fanfare Sunday in the middle of Shanghai's World Expo, a month after leaving her perch in Copenhagen harbor for the first time…
Ittihad extend Cabral contract
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad manager Carlos Cabral extended his contract at the Alexandrian club for two seasons. The new deal stipulates that the Brazilian tactician's monthly wage will be $25,000, Ittihad's board…
Mubarak promises fair elections in Sinai Day speech
CAIRO: “I affirm my commitment to the integrity of these elections,” President Hosni Mubarak said at his first televised speech since undergoing surgery in Germany last month. The address was…
Ghanem risks the wrath of Zamalek
CAIRO: The future of Zamalek right-back Ahmed Ghanem is unclear as he skipped training for several days after the club said it wanted to extend his contract. Ghanem was criticized…
Al-Badri blames Ahly loss on defense blunders
Ahly boss Hossam Al-Badri held his team's rearguard responsible for Friday's 2-0 loss at Ittihad of Lybia in the CAF Champions League round of 16. Younes Al-Shibani and Ahmed Zuway…
HRW calls for release of Coptic blogger
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release Hany Nazeer, the Coptic blogger detained since October 2008 under the emergency law. Despite an April 3, 2010…
Female judges to oversee Shoura elections
CAIRO: Head of Cairo Cassation Court and the Higher Electoral Commission judge Entisar Niseem announced Saturday that female judges and their counterparts in the administrative prosecution will participate in monitoring…