Fathallah to resume full training next month
CAIRO: Zamalek defender Mahmoud Fathallah will resume full training by mid-October, according to chief medic Mostafa Al-Monayeri.The Egypt defender dislocated his shoulder ahead of the recent World Cup qualifier in…
ENPPI through to semis
CAIRO: ENPPI qualified for the Confederation Cup semi-finals after claiming a deserved 3-1 victory over ES Setif in Algeria on Saturday.Ahmed Raouf and Zeka Goore scored two first-half goals and…
Google digital books can become instant paperbacks
More than two million books in the public domain can be turned into instant paperbacks under a deal announced last week between Google and the company behind a high-speed book-printing…
Malaysian Islamic party urges new ban on Beyoncé concert
Malaysia s conservative Islamic party called this week for a concert by US singer Beyoncé to be banned, two years after her debut here was shelved over fears of protests…
Gold price charges towards record high
LONDON: Gold prices jumped this week to within grasp of record highs above $1,000 per ounce on the back of a weak dollar and mounting economic optimism, while oil prices…
Naimi does not expect 2010 OPEC cut
JEDDAH: OPEC does not need to cut output next year, according to the latest figures on supply and demand, the oil minister of top exporter Saudi Arabia told Reuters on…
Mideast summit unlikely to relaunch peace talks
NEW YORK: There isn t enough common ground between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to relaunch Mideast peace talks, and their first meeting on Tuesday, at a New York City…
Coptic presidential hopeful had not consulted the Party, says leader
CAIRO: Head of the Free Socialist Constitutional Party Mamdouh Qennawi said that member Mamdouh Ramzy had not consulted him before announcing his intentions to become Egypt's first Coptic candidate in…
Medhat Hassanein on his new role in the JCR
CAIRO: Medhat Hassanein, Egypt's former finance minister, was recently appointed as a member on the World Bank's Joint Committee on the Remuneration of Executive Directors (JCR).Hassanein, who is currently a…
Tributes pour in for 'Crayon Shin-chan' cartoonist
Tributes poured in Monday for Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui after confirmation the bruised body of a man found on a mountain was that of the creator of the popular Crayon…