ASEC storm into contention for semi-finals slot
JOHANNESBURG: Ivory Coast club ASEC Mimosas transformed from African Champions League strugglers to likely semi-finalists Sunday thanks to a 3-0 triumph over Zamalek of Egypt in Abidjan.The victory lifted the…
Ghaly wants immediate Spurs exit
Tottenham Hotspur s out-of-favor midfielder Hossam Ghaly is looking to seal a loan deal before the transfer window closure.Ghaly has two days remaining to find a new club or risk…
Al-Gaish claim first league win
CAIRO: Al-Gaish grabbed their first win of the season following a 1-0 victory over newcomers Asyut Petroleum in the Egyptian League on Friday.Veteran playmaker Abdel-Sattar Sabri scored the winner for…
Ittihad beats Tersana 2-1
CAIRO: Ittihad continued their fine run in the Egyptian League after Abdel-Hamid Hassan s late brace gave them a 2-1 away victory over Tersana on Friday.The Alexandria-based club, who barely…
Barakat goal keeps Ahly on track in Africa
HARARE: Al-Ahly of Egypt closed in on a place in the African Champions League semi-finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Dynamos of Zimbabwe Saturday.The Red Devils of Cairo now…
Iranian film explores transsexual world
Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce "Khastegi (Tedium) by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals…
Egypt bourse extends gains, foreigners buy
CAIRO: Foreign investors continued to buy into the Egyptian market on Sunday, helping its main indexes rise for the third straight session, brokers said.The benchmark CASE 30 index gained 0.89…
Egypt to buy Kazakh wheat, grow grain in Uganda
CAIRO: Egypt has agreed to buy a million tons of wheat from Kazakhstan to meet local market needs, and Uganda has allocated farmland for the Arab country to grow wheat…
Egypt FM moots Arab force for Gaza
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said an Arab force for the Gaza Strip could help end violence in the impoverished territory, the official news agency MENA reported on Saturday.However…