Zamalek board not responsible for departures
CAIRO: Zamalek marketing director Khaled Refaat says the club s board doesn t make decisions either to offload or sign players.Defender Amir Azmi, who joined the Cairo side in the…
Zidan scores as Dortmund beat Paderborn
CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan helped Borussia Dortmund register a 2-0 win at second Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 in a pre-season warm-up game on Sunday. The Egypt striker was introduced as…
ERTU acquires Super Cup broadcasting rights
CAIRO: The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) has acquired the broadcasting rights of the Super Cup match between Ahly and Harras Hodoud for LE 1.25 million.The Egyptian Football Association…
ENPPI lose at Santos in Confederation Cup
CAIRO: ENPPI lost 1-0 at Angola s Santos in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage opener on Sunday. The Petroleum side conceded the match s sole goal in the second…
No clues as to destiny of top African club title
JOHANNESBURG: The first series of African Champions League group matches at the weekend offered no clues as to the likely destiny of a one-million-dollar first prize.Monomotapa of Zimbabwe confirmed their…
Loach threatens Australian festival boycott over Israel funds
British filmmaker and activist Ken Loach has moved to withdraw his work from Melbourne s International Film Festival in protest against partial sponsorship from Israel, a report said Saturday.Loach, whose…
Two Palestinians suffocate in Gaza tunnel
GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians suffocated to death in a smuggling tunnel between Gaza and Egypt, medics and witnesses said on Monday.The two men, aged 17 and 33, died of asphyxiation…
Mubarak emphasizes cooperation in Milan forum
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak called for Europe to improve cooperation with the southern Mediterranean states yesterday at the Economic and Financial Forum for the Mediterranean in Milan, Italy. The president…
Referendum can end Iran's election crisis, says Khatami
TEHRAN: Iran s popular former president Mohammad Khatami has called for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government to end the country s post-election crisis.Khatami s proposal was…