Al-Ghandour sacked from UAE post
CAIRO: Gamal Al-Ghandour has been sacked as the technical adviser for the UAE Football Association refereeing committee.Local newspaper Al-Bayan said the committee showed the former Egyptian referee the door because…
Radwan angered by Ismaili clash postponement
CAIRO: Arab Contractors coach Mohamed Radwan is not happy with the Egyptian Football Association s decision to postpone his team s league game against Ismaili.The encounter, which was supposed to…
Shikabala out of ENPPI encounter
CAIRO: Zamalek winger Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq has been ruled of the White Knights Egyptian Premier League clash against ENPPI due to injury. The International playmaker sustained a hamstring strain in…
Hollywood star hopes to help mend US-Iran ties
Top US film actress Annette Bening, in Iran as part of a Hollywood delegation, said on Sunday she hoped their presence in the country can help to kick-start talks between…
Egypt: Ancient tomb buried under sand rediscovered
CAIRO: Belgian archaeologists in southern Egypt have unearthed a 3,500-year-old Pharaonic official s tomb that had disappeared under sand after it was first discovered about 130 years ago.Egypt s Supreme…
CORRECTION
In an article titled "BAT, South Sinai partner on Respecting Choice, which ran in Daily News Egypt on Feb. 28, 2009, the woman in accompanying photograph is Salma Mamiche, corporate…
Emerging economies eye gold reserves as dollar fears rise
DUBAI: Major emerging economies are seeking to raise their central banks gold reserve holdings as fears of a sharp depreciation in the US dollar mount, senior industry officials said on…
Egypt reaps unintended benefits
CAIRO: While Egypt s economy has been hit by the global economic crisis, the turmoil may turn out to have a silver lining. An unintended consequence of the slowing economic…