Ismaili to host Masri behind closed doors
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) called on Ismaili to hold their Egyptian Premier League match with Masri behind closed doors for safety and security reasons. The Dervishes hosts the…
Shehata wants September date for Rwanda
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata said September would be the best timing to face Rwanda in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.Egypt was left in a critical situation regarding the Group…
56 torture cases in 8 months, says rights group
CAIRO: Fifty-six incidents of torture have occurred in Egypt in the past eight months, according to a new report.The cases described in "When will torture in Egypt stop? - issued…
Never a plain Jane – Fonda makes Broadway return
To meet Jane Fonda these days means first getting past her eight-pound fluffy gatekeeper.Tulea, a white Bichon-like dog, is never very far from her 71-year-old mistress - part confidante, part…
OT extends rise on profit hopes, market eases
CAIRO: Shares of Orascom Telecom rose for a fifth straight session on Thursday despite a decline in Egypt s benchmark index as investors anticipated the firm could post strong earnings.…
Discord sets scene for G20 finance meeting
LONDON: Deep splits over action to halt the raging economic crisis and a German-French drive to focus on cross-border rules for finance are souring the air before a G20 finance…
Egypt hosts stepped-up talks on Mideast prisoner swap
CAIRO: Egypt hosted closed-door talks on Wednesday on a prisoner swap between the Hamas and Israel that would set free soldier Gilad Shalit along with hundreds of Palestinians.For a third…
Three held after fire bomb bid in Cairo metro
CAIRO: Police in Egypt have arrested three men accused of throwing a petrol bomb in a metro station in the capital last month, a police official said on Thursday.The three,…
Iraq court jails Bush shoe-thrower for three years
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi journalist who shot to fame for hurling his shoes at former US president George W. Bush was jailed for three years on Thursday, stirring outrage from his…
Standoff over Sudan president could drag on
KHARTOUM: State radio has been broadcasting a message each morning since Sudan s president became a wanted man: Long live Sudan, free and defiant. President Omar Al-Beshir s response to…