Brotherhood-backed Khalifa elected Lawyers' Syndicate chairman
CAIRO: Backed by independents and Muslim Brotherhood members, Hamdy Khalifa was elected chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate, garnering 35,842 votes after months-long controversy and legal battles. Judge Farouk Sultan, head…
Ismaili to acknowledge Ricardo exit
CAIRO: Brazilian coach Ricardo Ferreira is on the verge of terminating his contract with Ismaili after the club s board decided against his stay, FilGoal.com learned.Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan s…
Ahly sign Fadl
CAIRO: Ahly have signed Egypt striker Mohamed Fadl on a free transfer, the Cairo club announced on Sunday.The 29-year-old ended speculation regarding his future as he opted not to extend…
Gouna target Ekrami
CAIRO: Newly-promoted Premier League club Gouna have opened talks with Sherif Ekrami to sign him in the close season, a source close to the Egyptian keeper said on Friday. Ekrami…
Ahly progress not guaranteed, says Al-Badri
CAIRO: Ahly s progress to the Confederation Cup group stage is not guaranteed yet despite a comfortable first-leg advantage over Santos, assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri said.The Red Devils, who played…
How Geoffrey Rush wooed Susan Sarandon to Broadway
Geoffrey Rush has a soft spot for Susan Sarandon. It s understandable, seeing how they first met. She handed me my Oscar, Rush says.That was back in 1997, when Rush…
Gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia
A soft-spoken slip of a young man, Abdellah Taia hardly looks the part of an iconoclast. But as Morocco s first high-profile, openly gay man, Taia has made it his…
Conde Nast Traveler: Guidebook beat smartphones
Conde Nast Traveler magazine sent three reporters to Moscow, one armed with ann iPhone, one with a BlackBerry Bold and one with an old-fashioned guidebook, to see whether the gadgets…
