We wanted to upset Ahly, says Gaish keeper
CAIRO: Gaish goalkeeper Gharib Hafez said that his team was aiming to deny Ahly the Egyptian Premier League title.The military side slumped to a sensational 3-1 defeat to the Red…
Ahly and Ismailia to play-off for Egyptian title
JOHANNESBURG: Defending champions Al-Ahly and Ismailia will clash Sunday in a title play-off after finishing level on 63 points in the Egyptian championship.But it was a close call for an…
Zamalek avoid another worst record
CAIRO: Zamalek claimed a 2-0 victory over Police Union in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday to avoid ending the season in their lowest ever position.Two second-half penalties from Alaa…
Mido ousted from Algeria clash
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic striker Ahmed "Mido Hossam was not included in the 28-man squad named by Egypt coach Hassan Shehata for the Oman friendly and the Algeria World Cup qualifier.The…
Correction
In a story titled "Government cuts promised 30 percent annual raise to 5 percent , which ran on May 9, 2009, Daily News Egypt reported that the social raise was…
Police open fire at African migrants at Egypt-Israel border
RAFAH: Egyptian border police shot and wounded three African migrant women, including a 17-year-old, as they tried to enter Israel illegally on Tuesday, a security official said.The Eritrean teenager was…
Court ruling strips Egyptian men married to Israelis of their nationality
CAIRO: Cairo s Administrative Court held Tuesday that Egyptian men married to Israeli nationals should be stripped of Egyptian citizenship on "national security grounds.The ruling obliges the interior minister to…
Aid workers on hunger strike after Gaza entry refused
RAFAH: Nine European aid workers and medics have gone on hunger strike at the Rafah border crossing to protest against Egypt s decision not to allow them into the Gaza…
Two Egyptian boys contract bird flu
CAIRO: Two Egyptian boys aged three and four have contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, bringing to 74 the number of infections in the country, the health ministry…