Ahly fine Belal LE 20,000
CAIRO: Ahly imposed an LE 20,000 fine on out-of-favor striker Ahmed Belal for lashing out at the club s technical staff. The 29-year-old, who has been confined to the bench…
Saied blow for Ismaili
CAIRO: Ismaili s Egyptian Premier League title aspirations were dealt a blow after playmaker Abdullah Saied picked up a foot injury that will rule him out of action for three…
Colossal statue of ancient monkey god found in Luxor
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a colossal ancient statue of the Pharaonic deity of wisdom, Thoth, in the shape of a baboon, the council of antiquities said in a statement…
Sony, Jackson estate ink $250 mln deal
Sony and administrators for Michael Jackson s estate confirmed Tuesday they signed a $250 million deal that will include releasing new music the pop icon was working on before his…
Wife of Panahi says unable to meet him in Iran jail
The wife of top Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi told AFP on Tuesday that she has been unable to see her husband in Tehran s notorious Evin prison since his arrest…
Egypt wind farm tender round two seen by end-2010
CAIRO: Egypt is likely to launch a second tender round just before the end of this year to choose from 10 firms short-listed to build its first private wind farm,…
Sewedy bullish on wind inv, considers solar
AIN SOKHNA: Egypt s El Sewedy Cables is looking into supplying wind energy projects in Egypt, the Middle East and African markets to tap growing demand and suitable climates,…
West Bank street named for dead US activist
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a US activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer…
Anxiety on succession in Egypt as Mubarak recovers
CAIRO: Ten days after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underwent surgery in Germany, there is growing uncertainty over his state of health and increased talk about who will eventually succeed him.On…
Nobel Peace Prize winner ElBaradei writing memoir
NEW YORK: Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei is writing a memoir about his years as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, including the search for weapons of mass…