Abdul-Hamid good enough for Egypt, reaffirms Nagi
Ahly goalkeeping coach Ahmed Nagi reiterated that Amir Abdul-Hamid is capable of standing between the sticks on the international stage. Nagi dished out praise for the 29-year-old goalie after the…
Alexandria Stadium closure stirs conflict
Alexandria Stadium manager Ahmed Kamis called on Ittihad and Olympic to hold their home Egyptian Premier League games at other venues. The medium-sized stadium is going to be refurbished ahead…
Mido out of Ghana friendly
Mido has been ruled out of Egypt s friendly game against Ghana on Wednesday after sustaining an injury during Wigan Athletic s goalless draw with Fulham. He suffered a muscle…
Iranian drama breaks hearts at Berlin fest
An Iranian drama about an émigré who returns home looking for love joined the hunt for the Golden Bear for best picture at the 59th Berlin Film Festival Saturday. About…
Gaza artist exhibits on war-scorched walls
Ghoulish blue figures reach skyward towards an elusive red spiral in an abstract rendering of Gaza life hung in the ruins of a cultural center bombed and torched during the…
Egypt indexes rally on external news, local buying
CAIRO: Egyptian markets rallied on Sunday, buoyed by recent gains on international indexes with local investors dominating the market, traders and brokers said. The main reason is the rebound in…
Egypt to see "serious contraction" in growth, lower inflation
CAIRO: Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali said on Sunday his country was looking at a serious contraction in economic growth because of the global financial crisis. All the interaction with…
Mubarak to meet Sarkozy Monday: Elysee
PARIS: President Hosni Mubarak will hold talks on Middle East peace initiatives Monday lunchtime with French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, the Elysee palace said Saturday in a statement.The meeting comes on…
MPs accuse NDP members of 'political corruption'
CAIRO: An urgent interrogation request filed by two MPs to the People s Assembly (PA) against Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif accused PA members affiliated with the National Democratic Party (NDP)…