Aboucherouane dedicates league triumph to Meteb
CAIRO: Ittihad s Moroccan striker Hicham Aboucherouane dedicated his side s Saudi League triumph to injured teammate Emad Meteb.The Jeddah-based side had to do without Meteb during their vital 2-1…
I would never insult Al-Qaeyi, says Al-Hadari
CAIRO: Sion keeper Essam Al-Hadari said that he didn t mean to insult Ahly marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi, following his recent controversial statements. The Egypt goalie said in a phone…
Hamza ruined Helsingborg move: agent
CAIRO: Hamza s decision to go on trial with Vasalund IF dashed his hopes of joining Swedish giants Helsingborg, according to agent Jonas Selim.Selim, who represents Swedish/Egyptian agency IFAS, revealed…
Police urged not to reinstate torture officers
CAIRO: Human rights groups urged Egyptian police on Thursday not to reinstate two policemen who served less than two years in jail for torturing and sodomizing a Cairo bus driver.Islam…
Last Aztec emperor in spotlight at British Museum
The last ruler of the legendary Aztec Empire is being thrust into the spotlight at the British Museum, in a spectacular show about the ruler vanquished by the Spanish conquistadores…
Hard up in New York? Pawn your Renoir
Pity the world s rich: as the credit crunch bites, they too are heading to the pawnbroker s - albeit with a Renoir or Van Gogh under their arm. New…
G7, G20 finance chiefs to meet in Washington on April 25
WASHINGTON: Finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) and Group of 20 (G20) will hold talks in Washington on April 25 as they gather for the spring meetings of…
Too soon for OPEC to react to IEA forecast-Qatar
DOHA: It is still too soon for OPEC to react to a sharp revision in the forecast for global oil demand from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), Qatar s…
Mortgage securitization to drive Islamic growth
MANAMA: The securitization of mortgages will be the next catalyst of growth for Islamic finance once financial markets have calmed down, an executive said on Monday. The Islamic finance industry…