Ekrami confirms leaving Ankaragucu
Goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami said that he will not play for Ankaragucu again after the Turkish outfit terminated his contract.The former Ahly goalie was loaned out to Ankara from Feyenoord at…
Egypt drops place, but surpasses Ghana
Egypt has slipped one place, but surpassed Ghana for the first time since January, to lie 22nd in the monthly FIFA Ranking for national teams.The African champions are now second-best…
Aboul-Ella denies contract talks
Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ella said that he is yet to be offered a contract extension at the club.The Whites board already assigned board member and former skipper Hazem Emam to…
China state TV to air 50-part Bruce Lee biography
Bruce Lee is getting a belated hero s welcome in China, with the country s state broadcaster set to air a 50-part prime-time series on the late kung fu star.Lee…
ANALYSIS: Arab economies ill-prepared for global shocks
BEIRUT: Like anyone invested in global financial markets, Arab sovereign funds, investment banks and rich individuals are taking a severe beating. Also getting queasy are those who have poured money…
PoliticsSecurity forces surround Rafah neighborhood
CAIRO: Security forces completely surrounded a neighborhood in the border town of Rafah Wednesday as central security forces also amassed at the border crossing with the Gaza strip. One hundred…
Egypt ministry officials jailed for 10 years over bribes
CAIRO: The former head of restoration in Islamic Cairo and two other Egyptian culture ministry officials were jailed for 10 years on Wednesday for receiving bribes from contractors, a judicial…
Hamas in Palestinian unity talks in Cairo
CAIRO: Senior Hamas officials met Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a Palestinian unity government, the official MENA news agency reported.MENA…
Declassified documents show Israeli blunders in 1973 war
JERUSALEM: Declassified documents about the October 1973 war highlight just how much Israel had underestimated the strength of its Arab foes amid deep divisions among its military and political establishment.…
Palestinian pilgrims stay in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO: Palestinians who were allowed to pass through the Rafah crossing to embark on the lesser pilgrimage (umrah) in Ramadan have opted to remain in Saudi Arabia illegally rather than…