All Zaki needs is one strike, says Bruce
Wigan Athletic manager Steve Bruce believes that one goal would be enough for Amr Zaki to rediscover his goal-scoring form.The Egyptian international took the Premiership by storm earlier in the…
Abd-Rabou blames referees for demeanor
Egyptian midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou said on Thursday that he sometimes loses his temper because referees provoke him.Abd-Rabou, who plays for Dubai-based club Ahli on loan from Ismaili, is often criticized…
Marathon raises awareness of TB in Egypt
CAIRO: Government officials ran a marathon Friday to raise awareness of tuberculosis (TB). Minister of Health Hatem Al-Gabaly and newly appointed minister of state for family and population Moushira Khattab…
Population growth, climate change sparking water crisis, says UN
PARIS: Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world s water supplies at threat, a landmark United Nations report said on Thursday.Compiled by 24…
Row after French director compares illegals to war-time Jews
A French filmmaker, whose new movie depicts a Kurdish refugee hoping to swim the Channel to Britain, has angered the government by comparing its policies on illegal immigrants to Nazi-occupied…
Joaquin Phoenix rap show ends with confrontation
Joaquin Phoenix appears to be getting into the act of being a petulant hip-hop star.He jumped off the stage during a short performance at a Miami Beach nightclub early Thursday…
OPEC compliance alone could shrink supplies: IEA
VIENNA: Strict adherence with OPEC supply cuts already in place would shrink oil stocks in developed nations even though demand is expected to contract further, the International Energy Agency said…
Top EU, Mideast officials to meet Sunday
BRUSSELS: Top EU officials will meet this weekend with foreign ministers from Egypt and the Palestinian territories and a representative from Jordan, the bloc s Czech presidency announced Wednesday. Czech…
Palestinians struggle with differences over Israel
CAIRO: Palestinian factions trying to hammer out a power-sharing agreement are struggling to reconcile their differences toward peace talks with Israel, a Hamas spokesman said Thursday, as the Palestinian president…