BBC under fire over refusal to show Gaza charity appeal
LONDON: The BBC on Saturday refused to back down in the face of intense criticism by the British government and campaigners for refusing to broadcast a charity appeal to raise…
Cairo photojournalists protest 'police violence'
CAIRO: Photographers expressed their condemnation of police violence on Sunday, during a protest held to coincide with National Police Day.Under a banner reading "On the occasion of National Police Day...stop…
Health Ministry trains doctors, nurses
CAIRO: Three Egyptian doctors who work in the UK are currently in Egypt to train physicians and nurses at a number of hospitals around the country, the Ministry of Health…
MPs accuse former housing minister of corruption
CAIRO: Forty-seven MPs filed a report to Prosecutor General Mahmoud Abdel Meguid, demanding his intervention in a lawsuit against former Minister of Housing Mohamed Ibrahim Soliman, accusing him of the…
Mido eager to score on Wigan debut
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic's newly-signed striker Mido is aiming to score when making his first appearance with the Latics against Liverpool on Wednesday in the Premier League.The Egyptian international player moved…
Petrojet fall short of Ahly's demands to sell Adel
CAIRO: Petrojet believe that Ahly s financial demands to sell defender Rami Adel are far too excessive.The petroleum club did not disclose the price Ahly set to offload Adel but…
Wigan snap up Mido as Heskey heads for Villa
LONDON: Wigan on Friday agreed to sell Emile Heskey to Aston Villa for £3.5 million and taken Egypt striker Ahmed "Mido Hossam on loan from Middlesbrough as cover until the…
