Sports Talk: Never heard of it
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) made its debut in the Ivory Coast a week ago and still has a week to go, but is anybody paying attention? The CHAN is…
Saad given Zamalek role
Youth academy supervisor Mahmoud Saad has been appointed as Zamalek s assistant coach, a club source said on Thursday. He has already begun his work, the source, who spoke on…
Al-Badri rues defensive lapses
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri admitted that his side s defensive lapses cost them dearly against Ismaili in Thursday s Egyptian Premier League game.A second-half header from Mohsen Abou-Greisha…
Egypt rejects US report on its rights record
CAIRO: Egypt on Friday dismissed as unacceptable a US report which branded Cairo s human rights record as poor, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Egypt does not accept…
Lightning kills Egyptian laborer in Cyprus
NICOSIA: A 28-year-old Egyptian worker was killed on Thursday when he was struck by lightning while working in a field during a thunderstorm, Cyprus police said.The man was found motionless…
Making music, not war, in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: The Baghdad Institute of Music once again hums with activity after years of silence enforced by fear. Students hasten along corridors, lute in hand, as others laugh and gossip…
EU to donate ?436 million in aid to Gaza, says Brussels
BRUSSELS: The European Commission announced Friday that it would donate ?436 million ($553 million) in aid to the conflict-torn Gaza Strip at an international donors conference next week. By offering…
Netanyahu, Livni fail to agree on coalition
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu failed to persuade his centrist rival, Tzipi Livni, to join him in a broad coalition Friday, increasing the likelihood that Israel s next government will be an…