Ittihad president stands by Basri despite defeat
CAIRO: Ittihad president Mohamed Moselhi called on the team s fans to support head coach Taha Basri despite the embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Gaish.The visiting fans hurled insults against Basri…
Ahly winless run stretches to four matches
JOHANNESBURG: The winless run of African champions Al-Ahly in the Egyptian Premiership stretched to four matches Friday after a 0-0 draw with mid-table Police Union in Cairo.Although the point extended…
Al-Hadari faces possible FIFA suspension: report
CAIRO: FC Sion keeper Essam Al-Hadari might be suspended for up to six weeks by FIFA, according to Swiss paper Le Matin.The paper reported that FIFA are expected to issue…
Abou-Trika named in Ahly squad to face Olympic
CAIRO: Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trika is set to make his long awaited comeback when the Red Devils face Olympic in the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday.The Egyptian international secured a…
IMF conference to mull strategy as global crisis hits Africa
DAR ES SALAAM: With the full force of the global financial crisis starting to hit Africa, leaders will gather Monday in Tanzania for an International Monetary Fund conference convened to…
SODIC profit slumps, sees 2010 recovery
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate developer SODIC said full-year standalone profit fell 87 percent, but added that profit growth should rebound by 2010 as the company delivers houses to customers.SODIC s…
Orascom says to build budget housing in Turkey
CAIRO: Orascom Development Holding said on Sunday it had agreed with the Turkish government to build low- and middle-income housing in Turkey.Orascom did not give details of the project in…
Israeli official holds prisoner swap talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Israeli negotiator Ofer Dekel has held talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators on a prisoner swap with the Palestinian group Hamas, an Egyptian official said on Sunday.Dekel s visit,…
Egypt to press Iraq for $2 billion debt
CAIRO: A top Egyptian diplomat says Egypt will press Iraq to repay some $2 billion in debt incurred during the reign of deposed leader Saddam Hussein.Deputy Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Salah…
