Tersana target Palestinian striker
CAIRO: Tersana are interested in signing Palestinian striker Fadi Lafi in January, coach Mohamed Omar said.Omar has been impressed by Lafi since he was in charge of Jordan Youth Club.…
Zamalek held in friendly ahead of Cairo derby
CAIRO: Zamalek failed to beat second division side Tanta and were held to a 1-1 draw in a friendly on Tuesday, in preparation for the eagerly-awaited match against arch-rivals Ahly.The…
Admin court orders government to stop gas exports to Israel
CAIRO: The Egyptian state administrative court on Tuesday ordered the implementation of a previous ruling halting the exports of Egyptian natural gas to Israel at prices lower than that of…
Amid Broadway woes, curtains up in China
The Broadway musical about students aspiring to stardom is being customized by its US producer for a Chinese audience, with a full Chinese cast talking, singing and presumably dreaming in…
Laura Bush to publish memoirs
Laura Bush, first lady for another two weeks, has signed with Scribner to publish her memoirs about her eight years in the White House in 2010, the company said this…
Egypt stocks mixed on profit taking, bargain hunting
CAIRO: Egyptian stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday, with the broad CIBC-100 index rising on local buying and investors locking in profit on big-cap firms, traders said.The benchmark CASE 30…
Oil dips as traders weigh weak demand, Middle East violence
Oil prices dipped to near $48 a barrel Wednesday as investors weighed tensions in the Middle East and more bad US economic news suggesting crude demand is slowing.By mid-afternoon in…
Al-Zawahri blames Obama for Gaza, criticizes Mubarak
CAIRO: Al-Qaeda s No. 2 leader lashed out at US President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio recording released Tuesday, blaming him for not doing anything to stop Israel s…
Egypt denies Mubarak said Israel must win war on Hamas
CAIRO: Egypt denied on Tuesday a report in an Israeli newspaper that President Hosni Mubarak had told European ministers on a peace mission that Hamas must not be allowed to…
Israeli missiles don't differentiate between Hamas and Fatah, says Egypt ambassador in Ramallah
CAIRO: Egyptian Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, Ashraf Akl, said that despite Egypt's recommendations, Hamas' refusal to renew the truce with Israel was a tactical mistake that gave…