Petrojet fall short of Ahly's demands to sell Adel
CAIRO: Petrojet believe that Ahly s financial demands to sell defender Rami Adel are far too excessive.The petroleum club did not disclose the price Ahly set to offload Adel but…
Wigan snap up Mido as Heskey heads for Villa
LONDON: Wigan on Friday agreed to sell Emile Heskey to Aston Villa for £3.5 million and taken Egypt striker Ahmed "Mido Hossam on loan from Middlesbrough as cover until the…
British mother loses adultery appeal in Dubai
LONDON: A British mother-of-two on Thursday lost an appeal against her conviction for adultery in Dubai, although her prison sentence was reduced from six to three months, British officials said.Marnie…
World markets retreat amid growing corporate woes
HONG KONG: Asian stocks fell Friday, with Japan s benchmark tumbling almost 4 percent, as grim news about major companies like Microsoft and Sony underscored the depth of the worst…
Libya oil nationalization unlikely, say analysts
CAIRO: Call it, if you will, classic Moammar Qaddafi.The Libyan leader s mention of the possibility of nationalizing the oil sector in response to current low oil prices is merely…
Hamas team arrives in Egypt for talks
CAIRO: A Hamas delegation from Gaza crossed into Egypt on Friday for talks to shore up the ceasefire with Israel which ended a 22-day assault on the coastal strip, a…