Zuma Rising
The anxiety over Jacob Zuma's election as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: for the first time in decades, a sub-Saharan nation has at its helm a champion…
Somali piracy and Muslim-Western relations
WASHINGTON, DC/DOHA: On the morning of April 8, a US-flagged cargo ship - the Maersk Alabama - carrying US government food aid destined for Africa was hijacked by Somali pirates…
Government starts slaughtering 300,000 pigs
CAIRO: Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday as a precautionary measure against the spread of swine flu even though no cases have been reported here…
Policeman charged with shooting, seriously wounding man
CAIRO: A policeman is facing prosecution on charges of shooting and seriously wounding a man in what lawyers describe as unjustified use of firearm. The policeman, Rabie Abdel Halim, is…
Asyut claim vital win over Ittihad
CAIRO: Asyut Petroleum came out of the relegation zone with a decisive 1-0 win over Ittihad in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.Full-back Sherif Nawareg scored the only goal of…
Ahly lose Gomaa for rest of season
CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt defender Wael Gomaa has been ruled out for the rest of the season after he picked up an injury in Monday s 2-2 league draw with…
FIFA calls for Africa security experts to meet in Cairo
ZURICH, Switzerland: FIFA said Monday that World Cup match referees have the authority to delay kickoffs for safety reasons, after 19 fans were killed in a stampede at a stadium…
Flu scourge has a pig of a name for Jewish state
JERUSALEM: It may be called swine flu around the world, but a senior Israeli official on Monday changed the term in order not to pronounce the name of the animal…
