First Egyptian school closes for swine flu
CAIRO: Egypt on Thursday announced the closure of a Christian school in Cairo because of swine flu, the education system s first casualty of the (A)H1N1 virus.The College of the…
Homosexual scandal tabloid trial adjourned to Oct. 26
CAIRO: The trial of Al-Balagh Al-Gadid newspaper was adjourned to Oct. 26 due to clashes that erupted between the plaintiff's defense committee and journalists present at the Sayeda Zeinab Misdemeanor…
Ghana, Brazil shoot for the record breaking U-20 World Cup
CAIRO: After 51 matches between 24 teams, Ghana's Black Satellites and Brazil's Samba dancers will go head to head tonight at Cairo Stadium vying for the U-20 World Cup trophy.The…
We will make our nation and the African continent proud, says Adiyiah
CAIRO: Dominic Adiyiah played an instrumental role in Ghana's impressive campaign to their third final appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Ahead of Friday's final clash against four-time-U-20 World…
Egypt eyes attendance record in U-20 World Cup, army helps
CAIRO: Organizers of the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt said Wednesday they were set to break the attendance record for the event, but conceded that conscripts from the country s…
Zidan eyes move out of Germany
CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan has seen enough of German football and is now looking forward to making a move out of the Bundesliga, he told a German website.The Egypt striker has…
World Cup dream prompts Egyptian league stoppage
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association competition committee decided to halt the Egyptian Premier League starting Oct. 27th to give the national side enough time to prepare for their anticipated clash…
Egypt index climbs, Asec Mining up 7.2 pct
CAIRO: Egypt s main stock index climbs 2.6 percent on the strength of a global rally, as Asec Mining and EFG-Hermes see robust gains and Orascom Telecom rises 5.7 percent.…
Four wounded in Israeli raid on Gaza tunnels, say medics
GAZA CITY: An Israeli air raid early Wednesday on smuggling tunnels between the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and Egypt wounded four people, Palestinian medics said.Palestinian medics had initially said a 23-year-old…