Muslim delegation to meet pope at Vatican
VATICAN CITY: A Muslim delegation will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI this week after taking part in a seminar on religious leadership in times of crisis, the Vatican…
Refaat slams Abdi, denies his exit
CAIRO: Zamalek interim boss Ahmed Refaat blasted outcast defender Wissem El-Abdi for his indiscipline, but denied that the Tunisian is set to leave the club. Refaat denied Tunisian reports suggesting…
Stop blaming Abdel-Hamid, says Zamalek keeper
CAIRO: Zamalek goalkeeper Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed jumped to the defense of his Ahly counterpart Amir Abdel-Hamid after the latter was subjected to criticism in late.Abdel-Hamid received most of the beating after…
Yasser snubbed by Qatar
CAIRO: Ahly forward Hussein Yasser failed to make Qatar s preliminary squad for next month s Gulf Cup of Nations.French coach Bruno Metsu did not include the talented frontman in…
Minya bus plunge death toll hits 60
MINYA: The number of dead after an Egyptian bus plunged into a canal hit 60 on Monday after rescue workers pulled five more bodies from the murky water, an official…
Kefaya pressures Mostafa to stay for another year
CAIRO: Amid fears of an expected organizational vacuum, leaders of opposition movement Kefaya are pressuring the incumbent general coordinator Abdel Gelil Mostafa to remain in office for another year after…
Court convicts 22 in Mahalla riots case
TANTA: The Tanta Emergency State Security Court on Monday sentenced 22 of 49 defendants to three and five years in prison for committing crimes during the protests of April 6…
WORD ON STREET: A pair of shoes unites a humorous nation
CAIRO: "Did you see what happened to Bush? was the country's most commonly asked question on Monday, as conversations centered on the Iraqi journalist who threw his pair of shoes…
