Mido scores first goal for Zamalek
CAIRO: Ahmed "Mido Hossam scored his first goal for Zamalek to help them to a 2-1 victory over second-division side MCDR in a friendly game on Sunday.The towering striker, who…
Hommos, Khairi to miss ENPPI clash
ISMAILIA: Ismaili duo Mohamed Hommos and Ahmed Khairi have been ruled out of the Dervishes upcoming Egyptian Premier League game against ENPPI through injury. Hommos needs to rest for another…
US writers on winning streak in France
US novels are catching on like wildfire in France, with almost 20 percent of next season s 659 new books penned in America.Of the 229 novels translated into French for…
Bringing Berber singing into the modern age
Singer Houria Aïchi comes from a Berber ethnic group called the Shawiya, who live on the Aures Plateau of the Atlas Mountains in north-eastern Algeria. I have very strong memories…
Egypt index sees biggest dip in five weeks
CAIRO: Egypt s main index broke below 6,300 points, ending 3.5 percent lower for its biggest one-day drop in more than five weeks, as investors sold cheaply across the board.…
Israel settlement freeze first, normalization later, says Mubarak
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in a newspaper interview on Monday that Israel must halt settlement construction on occupied land before Arab countries take steps to normalize ties.He made…
Egypt rejects request for moderate Islamic party
CAIRO: Egypt has turned down a request by political activists seeking to set up a party that would advocate moderate Islam.The government says the proposed party s program doesn t…
