Exporting gas to Israel is 'haram', says former Mufti
CAIRO: Exporting gas to Israel is religiously prohibited (haram) said Egypt's former Grand Mufti Nasr Farid Wasel in Alexandria on Wednesday as he called for a complete economic boycott of…
Azmi's Ittihad move falls through
CAIRO: Free agent Amir Azmi will not be joining Ittihad this summer, coach Taha Basri said on Wednesday.The Alexandria-based club opened talks with the towering defender earlier this week to…
Mido willing to join Zamalek
CAIRO: Middlesbrough outcast Ahmed "Mido Hossam said he is ready to give up his hefty salary in England to return to Zamalek this summer.A season-long loan to Zamalek was reportedly…
Foreign-based trio named for Guinea friendly
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has called-up three foreign-based players for the Guinea friendly which will be held in Cairo on August 12th.The Egyptian Football Association announced that Borussia Dortmund…
Egypt signs new gas deal with Israel
CAIRO: A new deal was signed Tuesday to export Egyptian natural gas to Israel, an agreement that will last at least 17 years, Israeli press reported.On Tuesday the Egyptian-Israeli consortium…
Heavyweights Byatt and Coetzee on Booker longlist
Literary heavyweights AS Byatt and JM Coetzee were named on the 13-strong longlist for the 2009 Booker Prize, released on Tuesday.Both previous winners of the prestigious award, Byatt was nominated…
Egypt orders re-export of 45,000 T wheat
CAIRO: Egypt s public prosecutor has ordered the re-export of 45,000 tons of Ukrainian and Australian wheat found to be unfit for human consumption, state news agency MENA said on…
