Nigeria promised big pay day to win Nations Cup
BENGUELA: Nigeria are set for a big pay day with each player guaranteed at least $88,500 should they win their third Africa Cup of Nations here in Angola, officials have…
Ghana sweat on Essien for must-win Nations Cup game
LUANDA: No calculators are needed to work out the task facing Ghana in Tuesday s final Group B game - a win and nothing else is required against Burkina Faso…
Egypt fine Zidan for Cup of Nations tantrum
BEGUELA: Egypt will fine Borussia Dortmund striker Mohamed Zidan after he reacted angrily to being substituted during his team s 2-0 African Cup of Nations win over Mozambique.Zidan refused to…
Zaki set for Hull loan move
HULL: Egypt s Amr Zaki is set to return to the English Premier League in a loan spell with Hull until the end of the season, subject to receiving a…
Egypt rest top stars against Benin
BENGUELA: Champions Egypt will rest several key stars including goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary in Wednesday s final Africa Cup of Nations Group C match against Benin here.Egypt coach, Hassan Shehata, disclosed…
H1N1 claims five more lives, death toll reaches 224 in Egypt
CAIRO: The global H1N1 pandemic claimed the lives of five more people in Egypt, raising the death toll to 224, announced Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health.…
Oil demand recovery at risk as global stimulus ends
ABU DHABI: The end of huge economic stimulus packages around the globe threatens a modest recovery in global oil demand this year, an official from the International Energy Agency said…
World tourism to rebound from crisis in 2010: UNWTO
MADRID: International tourist arrivals should recover strongly in 2010 after the global crisis and the swine flu pandemic produced one of the most difficult years for the sector, the UN…
Israel 'collectively punishing' Gaza, says Amnesty
JERUSALEM: Amnesty International on Monday accused Israel of collectively punishing the population of Gaza with border closures tightened after the Islamist Hamas movement s 2007 takeover.The British-based rights group said…