Shadi joins Ittihad on one-year deal
ALEXANDRIA: Former Ahly skipper Shadi Mohamed joined Ittihad on a free transfer, and the coastal club revealed the signing in a press conference on Tuesday. The 32-year-old defender was released…
Zamalek turned Wigan down twice: Zaki
CAIRO: Egypt striker Amr Zaki revealed that Wigan Athletic had twice offered to turn his season-long loan move into a permanent deal, but Zamalek had turned them down. Wigan made…
Journalist prevented from covering Tanta factory strike
CAIRO: Strikes and sit-ins at the Tanta Flax and Oil Company s factory persist and according to blogger and journalist Joseph Mayton, the government is reluctant to allow foreign journalists…
Muslim teenager killed in sectarian attack
CAIRO: A Muslim teenager was killed after a quarrel between Muslims and Christian Copts in a Nile Delta town, police officials said Wednesday.Police said the trouble in Mansoura, some 110…
News in Brief
Egypt wind farm bid attracts 72 international firmsA total of 72 international companies have expressed interested in a tender to build a 250-megawatt wind farm on Egypt s east coast,…
ANALYSIS: Trade, defense not democracy top Obama Saudi agenda
RIYADH: US President Barack Obama wants to foster the historic US relationship with Saudi Arabia and defend trade links from competition, without raising questions about democracy in the Gulf Arab…
Israel navy boards activist ship heading to Gaza: military
JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy on Tuesday boarded and seized a ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists that was heading to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel's blockade, a military spokesman said."In…
Mubarak holds talks with Saudi king
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi King Abdullah have met in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh.Tuesday's meeting was the second in three days between the leaders. Mubarak…
House speaker unaware if PA will be dissolved
CAIRO: Speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) Fathi Sorour said Wednesday he did know whether parliament will be dissolved early as speculation continues to mount that the decision will come…
NGO launches scathing report detailing oppression of the judiciary
CAIRO: The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) presented a report detailing the government's "eight-year oppression of the judiciary.The report which covers the…
