No agreement between Ahly Benghazi, Toulan

CAIRO: Ahly Benghazi decided not to hire Egyptian coach Helmi Toulan after both parties failed to reach an agreement. The former Masri coach arrived at the Libyan side last week…

Sherif Tarek

I will be ready for Nations Cup, says Abou-Trika

CAIRO: Egypt and Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika stressed that he would be able to feature for the Pharaohs in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in January. It was reported…

Sherif Tarek

Ayew threatens to leave Zamalek

CAIRO: Zamalek midfielder Ibrahim Ayew said he would get back to his homeland Ghana if he didn t receive his overdue payments within two days. Ayew, who joined Zamalek last…

Sherif Tarek

Petrol inhalation causes road-rage rats

PARIS: Breathing in fumes from petrol made lab rats more aggressive, a finding that has wide implications for urban pollution, according to a study published on Tuesday.Cairo University researcher Amal…

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AFP

HIV claims 25 million lives, infects 60 million, says UNAIDS

GENEVA: Almost 60 million people have been infected by HIV and 25 million people killed by causes related to the virus since the epidemic started, according to new data published…

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AFP

Lebanon to host European film festival from Thursday

Lebanon is to host its sixteenth annual European Film Festival from Thursday. The 2009 festival includes 34 European feature films, including prize-winning films screened at major international festival, EU charge…

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AFP

Israel hits Gaza with air strikes after rockets fired

GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians were wounded early on Tuesday as Israel carried out three air strikes on Hamas-run Gaza in response to rocket fire from the enclave, witnesses, medics and…

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AFP

Israel's next ambassador to Egypt is son of a spy

JERUSALEM: The man named as Israel s new ambassador to Egypt is the son of a spy who had been sentenced to death in Lebanon but was eventually part of…

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AFP

Rafah border crossing opened for Palestinian pilgrims

CAIRO: The Rafah border crossing was opened Tuesday to allow some 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims to travel onto Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj in Mecca. The crossing will remain open…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein