Ittihad's talks with Junior fall through
CAIRO: Ittihad s talks with Ghanaian playmaker Awuley Quaye Junior to sign him in the January transfer window have fell through due to financial differences.Junior was close to signing for…
Egypt, Serbia vie for spot in second round
VARAZDIN: Serbia improved its chances of moving into the second round of the handball World Championships in Group D by defeating Egypt 30-22. Norway and Denmark are favorites in the…
ENPPI dealt Awad blow
CAIRO: ENPPI were dealt a major blow with the news that winger Islam Awad might miss the rest of the season after tearing a cruciate ligament in his right knee.Awad…
Abou-Trika voted BBC African Footballer of the Year
JOHANNESBURG: Egypt star Mohamed Abou-Trika was named 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year Friday.The 30-year-old midfielder received more than half of 155,000 votes from listeners to the global service…
Police arrests 35 at Gaza war protest
CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 35 people including four journalists at a downtown Cairo protest against Israel s war in Gaza on Saturday, a security official said.Anti-riot police were deployed in…
Mahalla workers to form independent union
CAIRO: Workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory have called off the sit-in they began eight days ago because, they say, the company trade union does not represent their interests.The…
American painter Andrew Wyeth dies at 91
Artist Andrew Wyeth, who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania s Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine in works such as Christina s World, died early…
Palm Hills gains on land value, OCI weighs
CAIRO: Shares of Palm Hills hit their highest level since early November on Sunday, lifting Egypt s broader market as investors deemed them cheap compared to the value of the…