H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women due soon
CAIRO: An H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women is due to arrive in Egypt within three weeks, Amr Kandil, deputy minister of health for precautionary measures, said. Pregnant women have counted…
Leading Egypt clerics back Gaza tunnel barrier: report
CAIRO: A council of leading Muslim clerics has supported the Egyptian government's construction of an underground barrier along the border with Gaza to impede tunneling by smugglers, a report said…
El-Hadari wants Sudanese move
CAIRO: Ismaili goalkeeper Essam El-Hadari has his heart set on joining Sudanese side Al-Merreikh, the Egyptian club's president Nasr Aboul-Hassan said on Friday."El-Hadari told me that he wants to move…
'Cairo King' Ashour tops world squash rankings
PARIS: Egyptian Ramy Ashour became the youngest squash world number one since Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan in the 1980s when the January rankings were released on Wednesday.The…
Trika set for Germany trip
CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt star Mohamed Abou-Trika will fly to Germany in 10 days to seek advice from a specialist about his foot injury.Abou-Trika is struggling with a metatarsal stress…
Ahly unsettled trio set for African competitions
CAIRO: Ahly coach Hossam Al-Badri named Mohamed Barakat, Emad Meteb and Ahmed Al-Sayed in the team s roster for continental competitions, although the trio s contracts haven t been renewed…
Five swine flu deaths bring Egypt tally to 122
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced five more swine flu deaths Wednesday, raising the H1N1 death toll in Egypt to 122.All five cases are women: a 61-year-old from Giza, a…