Alexandria building collapse kills 3
CAIRO: A two-floor building in Alexandria collapsed Sunday morning, killing three people and leaving four others injured, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm.Initial investigations revealed that a decision to demolish the property…
Mido denied by post on West Ham debut
CAIRO: Mido contributed to West Ham s only goal and struck the post late in the game as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Burnley in the Premier League…
Assistant referee Sadek chosen for World Cup
CAIRO: Assistant referee Nasser Sadek will be Egypt s only representative at the summer s World Cup finals in South Africa.Sadek, who will assist Algerian referee Mohamed Benouza during the…
Nigeria add Egypt coach Shehata to shortlist
LAGOS: The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have added Egypt coach Hassan Shehata to a shortlist of coaches to replace Shuaibu Amodu, who was fired late Friday. Yes, Shehata has been…
Egypt central bank keeps key rates on hold
CAIRO: The Egyptian central bank kept its key overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying inflation remained within its comfort zone and economic activity was improving. The decision, in line…
Abbas says Hamas meeting possible only after accord
CAIRO: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that his Fatah movement would meet its Islamist rival Hamas only after the hardline faction signs an Egypt-sponsored reconciliation deal. When Hamas…
Israel seeks to lower tensions with Syria
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel wants peace with Syria and the Palestinians, following a fierce exchange of words with Damascus that raised tensions in the…