Ahly target Palestine keeper
CAIRO: Ahly made an offer to Palestine goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh, assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri said on Sunday. The Palestinian guardian will have a six-day trial with the club, Al-Badri told…
UAE to host next Club World Cup
SYDNEY: The United Arab Emirates will host the Club World Cup in 2009 and 2010 after beating off rival bids from Australia, Japan and Portugal, world governing body FIFA announced…
Zamalek assistant coach resigns
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Mohamed Helmi announced his resignation after the team clinched the Egyptian Cup title last Sunday. I preferred to resign after being subjected to fierce criticism during…
Ittihad target unsettled Belal
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad President Mohamed Mosselhi has revealed that he is trying to sign Ahly s striker Ahmed Belal. We made an enquiry and Ahly s officials put a LE 2…
Ismaili confirm win in Abd-Rabou arbitration
ISMAILIA: Ismaili announced on Monday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in their favor in the contractual dispute with the French side Strasbourg over Hosni Abd-Rabou.A…
ICRC warns rising food prices hurting the poorest in war zones
GENEVA: The head of the international Red Cross warned Tuesday that soaring food prices are exacerbating the misery of millions of poor people already suffering in war zones from Chad…
Savola Group launches Savola Foods Company
CAIRO: A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Savola Group and Al Muhaidib Company to incorporate Savola Foods Company, according to a press statement.Sami Baroum, managing director of Savola…
Egypt urges Hamas, Israel to be flexible to reach a truce
CAIRO: Egypt has urged both Hamas and Israel to show flexibility in efforts to reach a ceasefire.The official Middle East News Agency reports the message was relayed to an Israeli…
Sudan dismisses Egypt claim of Iran role in rebel attack
KHARTOUM: Sudan and Darfur rebels on Tuesday dismissed as baseless a claim by an Egyptian state-run newspaper that Iran was behind a brazen rebel attack on Khartoum earlier this month.…
Rights activists see no end in sight for emergency law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly (PA) approved Monday the government's request to extend the emergency law for two years, and while human rights activists were not surprised, they were furious that…