Calderon denies criticizing Meteb
CAIRO: Ittihad coach Gabriel Calderon strenuously denied hitting out at Emad Meteb for traveling quite often this term as was recently reported by newspaper Al-Ryadi. Calderon was also quoted by…
Magdi, Abdel-Raouf out of action for Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek duo Ahmed Magdi and Ahmed Abdel-Raouf have been ruled out of the White Knights upcoming Egyptian Premier League clash against Harras Hodoud.According to Zamalek medical staff chief Mostafa…
Hodoud might punish Eid
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud considers punishing forward Ahmed Eid for being sent-off in his side s 1-0 defeat to Ittihad in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.The Egyptian international received two…
Alexandria boy contracts bird flu
CAIRO: The health ministry said on Wednesday that an eight-year-old boy has contracted bird flu after he was exposed to dead fowl, the state-run news agency MENA reported.The boy, who…
Big cap firms mixed as Egypt indexes rise slightly
CAIRO: Egyptian stock indexes eked out small gains on Thursday as heavyweight firms moved in opposite directions in high volumes. Among gainers, Orascom Telecom (OT) added 2.52 percent and Orascom…
Oil prices slip as profit-taking sets in
LONDON: Oil prices slid Thursday on profit-taking, after a strong rally the previous day on news of sliding crude inventories in key consumer the United States, traders said.Brent North Sea…
Somali pirates release Egyptian ship
CAIRO: Somali pirates released an Egyptian cargo ship on Wednesday with its 28 crew whom they had seized off the Somali coast on New Year s Day, the state-run MENA…
Al-Beshir expels aid groups, Arab League to contest arrest warrant
CAIRO: Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir expelled 10 aid organizations in the wake of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Wednesday, which he labeled a "conspiracy. "This…
