Gaafar apologizes to Zamalek fans
CAIRO: Mostafa Gaafar has apologized to Zamalek fans for deliberately skipping the team s trip to Abidjan to face ASEC Mimosas in the CAF Champions League.The out-of-favor striker infuriated Zamalek…
Abbas confident of Zamalek bounce
CAIRO: Zamalek president Mamdouh Abbas expressed his confidence that his team will bounce back to form following their 3-0 defeat at ASEC Mimosas in the African Champions League.The humiliating loss…
Zamalek win Handball Super Cup
CAIRO: Zamalek s handball team clinched the Super Cup title for the third successive season after beating arch-rivals Ahli 24-23.The White Knights, who finished the season unbeaten, capped a perfect…
Egypt indexes drop as Goldman Sachs report hits OT
CAIRO: Egypt s stock indexes declined on Sunday, led by a 2.77 percent dip in heavyweight Orascom Telecom after Goldman Sachs downgraded it, citing continuing operating difficulties in Pakistan and…
Balance of payments posts surplus, but deficit expected next year
CAIRO: Bolstered by cash from tourists and foreign investors, Egypt s balance of payments - an accounting yardstick that tracks the flow of a country s global transactions - edged…
Influx of Russian tourists suggest a shift in tourism trends
CAIRO: Western European tourists have new competition for hotel rooms in Egypt. For the first time, Russians are expected to surpass other visitors, with 2 million projected to arrive in…
Bolivia moving Mideast embassy to Iran from Egypt
LA PAZ, Bolivia: Bolivia s leftist president says he s moving the country s lone Middle Eastern embassy to Iran as he builds increasingly warm ties with one of Washington…
Mickey Rourke's roaring 'Wrestler' wins Venice's Golden Lion
VENICE: Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler, starring gritty survivor Mickey Rourke, won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice film festival on Saturday."I'd like to really thank the jury for making…
A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Things to look forward to in 2008 – 2009
At this time of year, I always look forward to a cool change. But going back over my climatic records from 2007, I notice that it didn't get cooler until…
Realism about Russia
BERLIN: Russia's strategy to revise the post-Soviet order in what it calls its "near abroad will be pursued with even more perseverance following its victory over Georgia. Europe should have…