Zamalek will not relax against Ismaili, says Al-Sheshini
CAIRO: Zamalek will be focusing on claiming all three points when they play against Ismaili like they always do, according to assistant coach Sami Al-Sheshini.The White Knights, who held arch-rivals…
Emam credits mother for derby display
CAIRO: Zamalek right-back Hazem Emam was grateful to his mother for soothing his concerns few hours before the Cairo derby against Ahly.He told Dream TV on Saturday that he was…
Barakat, Al-Sayed back in Ahly training
CAIRO: Ahly midfielder Mohamed Barakat took part in his team s training Saturday after recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the team for two weeks.The Egyptian…
French all-news channel expands Arabic service
PARIS: France s international all-news television network France 24 said Friday it will be ramping up its Arabic-language programming from this week.The launch of the expanded Arabic-language service will take…
News in brief
Egyptian shares climb, Talaat Moustafa retreats Egypt s main stock index climbed almost 2 percent on Sunday, driven higher by retail investors buoyed by gains in international markets. Bucking the…
Muslim Brotherhood distances itself from Hezbollah terror cell
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood distanced itself from the case of the Hezbollah terror cell after former members of the group were implicated in the activities of the alleged cell.A statement…
Palestinians return to Cairo for 'difficult' unity talks
CAIRO: Rival delegations from Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas s Fatah party and the Islamist Hamas movement were in Cairo on Sunday for a new round of reconciliation talks already deemed…
PA refutes claims of 70 illegal MPs
CAIRO: The People's Assembly has refuted reports that 70 of its member were voted in fraudulently and thus their parliamentary status must be automatically annulled. On Sunday, independent MP Alaa…
Sinai Bedouins protest hiked security raids
CAIRO: Bedouins in Sinai attempted in vain to protest Saturday against increased security raids in the wake of the Hezbollah cell case.Security forces managed to scupper the protest but the…
Quest Means Business: It's all about cars
The customer can have any color he wants, so long as it's black, Henry Ford said about his Model T in 1908. It was the car that gave birth to…