Oil price rebounds above $71 on fears of OPEC output cut
LONDON: Oil prices rebounded Friday above $71 a barrel on speculation the OPEC crude producers cartel could cut production at an emergency meeting next week, traders said.Crude futures had tumbled…
Shabana suits the Premiership
MANCHESTER: Amr Shabana, the world number one from Egypt, looked like an even hotter favorite to become World Open champion for a fourth time as he celebrated reaching the semi-finals…
Sports Talk: In anticipation of…..
As they do almost daily, they went through their usual practice drills but one aspect of their training regimen was bypassed; actually forbidden. No penalty kicks were taken. Even the…
Ahly to target Enyimba's poor defense
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri said his side will try to take advantage of Enyimba s feeble backline in their CAF Champions League game scheduled for Oct. 18. Enyimba…
Abdel-Monsef denies goalkeeping rift
CAIRO: Zamalek goal keeper Mohamed Abdel-Monsef denied rumors of a personal spat with the club s current first choice keeper Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed.After starting the season as Zamalek s number one…
Journalists condemn Prosecutor General's approach to Tamim case
CAIRO: The Journalists' Syndicate's freedoms committee condemned the Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud's initial decision to impose a publishing ban on the Suzanne Tamim murder case, highlighting the importance of…
'Human greed' behind financial crisis, says Church of England head
LONDON: The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams blamed human greed for the international financial crisis after a meeting of Christian and Muslim religious leaders on Wednesday.The conference in Cambridge, central…
Girl talk on cyber airwaves
CAIRO: A group of 20 Egyptian young women are getting their voices heard and creating a buzz on the waves with the new radio station "Banat w Bas (Girls Only).…
Azbakia book vendors disgruntled about their relocation
CAIRO: In June 2008 the fate of the Azbakia second-hand book vendors was sealed when they were told to evacuate their decades-old stalls to make way for the Imbaba-Abassiya metro…
