Egypt complains to UN about unfair distribution of swine flu vaccine
CAIRO: The Egyptian ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs have filed an official request to the United Nations' Secretary-General to ensure the fair distribution of the swine flu vaccine among…
Blatter concerned about Argentina's football teams
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: Diego Maradona s struggle to get Argentina to next year s World Cup and the failure of the nation s under-20 team to reach its version could signal…
Egypt celebrates 4-1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in U-20 World Cup
ALEXANDRIA: More than 80,000 fans gathered in the Egyptian army stadium in Borg El-Arab Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the U-20 World Cup tournament which culminated in a…
Abdel-Kawy eyes her first World Open squash semi
AMSTERDAM: Omneya Abdel-Kawy, the heroine of Egypt's world team title triumph, continued her bid to reach the world's top five for the first time by reaching her fifth World Open…
Ismaili chairman hails Soliman hiring
ISMAILA: Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan said that the impressive victory over Zamalek proves that the decision to appoint Emad Soliman as coach was on spot.Interim boss Soliman, who took over…
Theater, TV make drama from world financial crisis
Greed, hubris, vast fortunes erased at a stroke - the financial crisis is dramatic gold dust for writers.One of Britain s leading playwrights, David Hare, is tackling the world of…
The other Pakistan
Salman Ahmad, Pakistani rock musician and founder of the popular band Junoon (as well as doctor, author and filmmaker) explained last Saturday night to the standing-room-only crowd in the General…
G20 leaders meet to reform world economy
PITTSBURGH: Leaders of the world s main powers meet in Pittsburgh Thursday promising tough action to police financial markets and prevent a new economic crash. In Pittsburgh, we will work…
Oil drops towards $68 on demand uncertainty
LONDON: Oil prices fell towards $68 a barrel after dropping nearly 4 percent in the previous session as a surprise jump in US crude and product stocks stirred doubts that…