Shehata laments 'damaging opener'
CAIRO: Egypt head coach Hassan Shehata put the Pharaohs 3-1 defeat to Algeria in Sunday s World Cup qualifier down to the first goal they conceded.The six-time African champions were…
Zamalek release Ivorian striker Koffi
CAIRO: Zamalek dispensed with Ivorian striker Olie Koffi after he failed to impress during a five-month spell at the Cairo giants.Koffi joined Zamalek from Societe Omnisports late in January after…
Ahly, Ismaili yet to make offers for Vingada
CAIRO: Portuguese coach Nelo Vingada said on Saturday that neither Ahly nor Ismaili made official contact with him regarding their vacant managerial seats. No invitations were made for me, I…
Africa champs Egypt face tough Confederations Cup
CAIRO: Egypt has climbed back to the top of African football after years of failures, winning the last two continental championships. The African champion now faces a tougher challenge at…
Riyadh goes to the movies – for the first time
A few hundred Saudis braved a small band of religious hardliners have taken part in a historic event on Saturday night: the first public showing of a commercial film in…
Carradine family takes action on probe, photos
David Carradine s family members, dissatisfied with Thai investigators and profoundly disturbed by the publication of a forensics photo in a Bangkok tabloid, are seeking help from the FBI and…
Lebanese flock to polls in high-stakes vote
BEIRUT: Lebanese queued up to vote on Sunday in a hotly-contested election that could see an alliance led by the Shia group Hezbollah defeat the ruling Western-backed coalition.Authorities appeared overwhelmed…
Brotherhood critical of Obama speech
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group said that there was nothing new in the speech US President Barack Obama addressed to the Muslim world from Cairo University on Thursday.According to…