Saied reveals Portuguese offer
CAIRO: Free agent Ibrahim Saied revealed that Portuguese side Vitoria Setubal made an offer to sign him. Vitoria coach watched me in action on DVDs and was convinced that I…
Ismaili overwhelm Contractors, Telecom snatch draw
CAIRO: Ismaili came back from a goal down to beat Arab Contractors 5-1 at Canal Suez Stadium in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.The visitors went ahead in the 11th…
Al-Badri tight-lipped over Ahly job
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri responded coyly to claims suggesting he would succeed Manuel Jose when the Portuguese leaves next year.Head coach Jose revealed last weekend that he will…
Ahly held to bore draw by Mahalla
CAIRO: Ahly couldn t break the strong defense lines of Ghazl Mahalla in a goalless Egyptian Premier League game on Monday.The title holders now have 52 points on top of…
Rights group hails Interior Ministry decree on ID cards
CAIRO: An interior ministry decree has for the first time recognized the right of Egyptian Bahais to obtain personal ID cards and other essential documents without having to lie about…
Legendary music producer Phil Spector guilty of murder
Legendary US music producer Phil Spector on Monday was found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of an actress at his mansion in Los Angeles six years…
US Mideast envoy Mitchell arrives in Morocco
RABAT: US special envoy George Mitchell arrived in Rabat on Monday to meet with Moroccan officials before heading to the Middle East later in the week, officials said. Details of…
Pirates seize Egyptian fishing boats off Somaliland
CAIRO: Pirates have seized two Egyptian fishing boats off the coast of the Somali breakaway region of Somaliland, a senior Egyptian official said on Monday. Our ambassador in Somalia has…
NKorea says will boycott six-party nuclear talks
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea vowed Tuesday to restore its nuclear facilities and boycott international talks on its atomic weapons program to protest the UN Security Council s condemnation of…
Lawyer refutes allegations of Hezbollah attacks in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian newspaper reports claiming that the main suspect in the Hezbollah cell case had admitted to planning attacks on Egyptian soil were refuted by his lawyer Tuesday.The state-run Al-Ahram…
