Saadane blames referee for incomprehensive win
CAIRO: Algeria coach Rabah Saadane pointed the finger at referee Yakhouba Keita for Algeria s failure to beat Rwanda by a wider margin than Saturday s 3-1 home victory.The Desert…
Abou-Trika admits diving
CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika conceded that he used to theatrically dive in the area in order to trick referees into awarding him undeserved penalty kicks. It s…
Asyut captain Abou-Zeid dies in car crash
CAIRO: Asyut Petroleum captain Sami Abou-Zeid has died in a car accident on Monday, manager Gamal Mohamed Ali confirmed. Abou-Zeid was on his way to the team s training in…
First vaccine shipment to arrive next week
CAIRO: A shipment of 80,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine is scheduled to arrive next week in Egypt, Abdel Rahman Shahin, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health said in an…
Greek "maths" comic is surprise international bestseller
Mathematics theory hardly sounds like comic book material, but a pioneering Greek graphic novel on maths in early 20th century Europe has become an unlikely hit, grabbing bestseller spots on…
Ancient art brings new hope for war-weary Afghanistan
In his spacious office at the National Museum of Afghanistan, overlooking the bombed-out shell of the former royal palace in Kabul, Omara Khan Massoudi draws heavily on a cigarette and…
Iraqi cinema re-emerges, but where are the cinemas?
Shawkat Amin Korki spent more than two decades in exile from his Iraqi homeland, dreaming of the day he could make a film for his long-suffering compatriots.But now that film…
Iran detains an Egyptian for illegal entry
KUWAIT CITY: A senior Kuwaiti official says Iran has detained five Kuwaitis, an Egyptian and a Qatari who strayed into its territorial waters while fishing in the Gulf.Khaled Al-Jarrallah, the…
Egypt blocks five Gaza smuggling tunnels
EL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces have found five tunnels used to smuggle contraband and weapons into the Gaza Strip and blocked them, a security official said on Monday. Three tunnels were…
Palestinians, allies reopen Gaza war crimes debate
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council will reopen the debate about alleged war crimes in Gaza later this week after Palestinians succeeded in gathering enough support to call a special…