Walking for Gaza
DUBAI: On Dec. 31, 2008 at 7 am, two Palestinian men living in Dubai embarked on a 120 km walk to Hatta and back in an effort to raise funds…
Qaradawi to lead Muslim scholars' visit to Arab leaders to seek action on Gaza
DOHA: A body of Muslim scholars announced in Qatar on Saturday it will start a round of visits to Arab leaders, seeking action to end the Israeli onslaught on the…
Teachers' raise kicks off in January, says MP
CAIRO: Teachers who passed the second phase of public school teachers' assessment exams complain that they did not receive their promised pay raise in December, said Ibrahim Younis, teacher and…
Heightened security measures for Ahly's Cairo trip
ISMAILIYA: Ahly went back to Cairo by Egyptian security forces' armored vehicles, following the fan violence during and after their game with Ismaili in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday.…
Ahly claim precious win over Ismaili
ISMAILIYA: Mohamed Barakat s second-half strike earned Ahly a 1-0 away victory over Ismaili in an ill-tempered Egyptian Premier League clash on Saturday.The mercurial midfielder scored the winner five minutes…
Egypt's football players show solidarity with Gaza
CAIRO: Sport and politics mixed Saturday during a football match where two of Egypt s top teams and their fans demonstrated their opposition to the Israeli offensive on the Gaza…
Al-Nada murder case referred to criminal court
CAIRO: Mahmoud Sayed Abdel Hafez Essawy, charged with the murder of Heba El-Akkad, 23, and Nadine Khaled, 19, in Al-Nada compound in Sheikh Zayid city in Sixth of October was…
Darwish knocks Shabana off Squash rankings peak
PARIS: Egypt s Karim Darwish on Thursday became the world s new number one squash player, ending the 33-month reign of illustrious compatriot Amr Shabana.Darwish, 27, from Cairo, is the…