Divisions inside pro-Gaza protests
CAIRO: Thousands of activists and members of opposition groups and parties protested across Egypt in the past three days against the Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip. Rallies, estimated to…
April 6 group call for civil strike against Israeli raids
CAIRO: April 6 movement's activists are calling on Egyptians and Arabs to go on strike on Jan. 1 to protest the Israeli raids on Gaza as well as Egypt's policies…
Ministry of Interior suspends 280 policemen
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior suspended 280 policemen from duty for violations against citizens and discharged 1,164 lower-ranking policemen for misconduct and abuse of power, Hamid Rashid, deputy minister for…
Zaki scores for Wigan to earn Zamalek £500 thousand
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic striker Amr Zaki's first half penalty was enough to hand his team a 1-0 win over Bolton Wonderers in the Premiership on Sunday.The goal, which is Zaki's…
Ahly do not oppose exchanging players with Zamalek
CAIRO: Ahly s marketing director Adli Al-Qaeyi sees no reason why the Red Devils can t exchange players with arch-rivals Zamalek.Egypt s football history did not witness any player joining…
Egypt finish fifth in World Soccer poll
CAIRO: World Soccer magazine chose Egypt as the fifth best team in the world following the Pharaohs exploits in 2008.Egypt won 4.4 percent of the votes to outshine several high-profile…
Sports Talk: Report of the year
The committee entrusted with finding out why we did so badly in Beijing has come up with some suggestions that might make a difference. The seven-man team, called for by…
Third-division Bani Obeid eliminate Zamalek from cup
CAIRO: Zamalek have been ousted from the Egyptian Cup after being condemned to an embarrassing 1-0 loss by third-division side Bani Obeid in the round of 32 on Friday. Al-Sayed…
Avoiding the painkiller-overuse rut in migraines
Those pain pills you think help your migraines? Take too many and you could make them worse. Overusing painkillers can spin migraine patients into a rut, spurring more headaches that…
British playwright Pinter dead at 78
Tributes poured in on Friday for Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter, one of theatre s biggest names for nearly half a century, who died aged 78.Pinter, who won the…