Ahly to face Stars at Cairo Stadium
CAIRO: Ahly are set to play at Cairo International Stadium when they host South Africa s Platinum Stars in the CAF Champions League last 16 round next week.The Egyptian champions…
Ismaili elections scheduled for July
ISMAILIA: Ismailia Governor Abdel Gelil Al-Fakharani has scheduled the elections for the Ismaili club board of directors for July.Al-Fakharani also announced that Sunday will be the last day for the…
League format will remain the same, says Zaher
CAIRO: The president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Samir Zaher dismissed the idea of changing the league format next season as some reports have claimed. We do not intend…
News in Briefs
Money supply growth fastest in decadeEgyptian money supply jumped 23.9 percent in the year to March, its fastest pace in at least a decade, Reuters reported. The central bank, which…
African countries told to devote 15 percent of budgets to health
OUAGADOUGOU: African countries should devote 15 percent of their budgets to health, a sector where progress has been hampered by poverty, a conference here decided Wednesday.The conference on health in…
Police uncover 200kg TNT cache in central Sinai
EL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says police uncovered an explosives cache containing 200kg of TNT hidden in sacks in the Sinai peninsula.The official says the cache was buried in a…
Small Palestinian factions agree in principle to cease-fire, Israel rejects proposal
CAIRO: A dozen small Palestinian factions gave their tentative approval Wednesday to a cease-fire with Israel in an Egyptian attempt to mediate the deal. The militant group Hamas said it…
Brotherhood back May 4 protest over high food prices
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday threw its weight behind a day of protests over rocketing food prices on May 4, President Hosni Mubarak s 80th birthday.Supreme leader Mohamed Mahdi…
Mubarak announces 30 percent pay increase ahead of May 4 strike
CAIRO: In an attempt to undercut any momentum for a strike on his birthday May 4, President Hosni Mubarak declared a 30 percent pay rise for government employees across the…
