Volleyball- Zamalek crowned league champions
CAIRO: Zamalek have clinched the volleyball League after beating Petrojet 3-0 on Wednesday.The Cairo club won three successive sets with 25-20, 25-19 and 25-21 victories to secure the league title…
CAS to hold hearing over Shikabala case
CAIRO: The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will a hold a hearing on Monday, which will focus on Mohamed "Shikabala Abdel Razek s ongoing transfer wrangle between Zamalek and…
Prosecutor demands harsher sentence for Ibrahim Eissa
CAIRO: State security prosecutor has appealed a six-month jail sentence for an outspoken newspaper editor on the grounds that it is too light, the official news agency reported. Prosecutor Hesham…
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World rice output seen up 1.8 pct in 2008Reuters reported that world rice production is set to increase by 1.8 percent this year as government incentives and high prices spur…
Africa records 5.8 percent growth, faces challenges ahead
NAIROBI: African economies grew by 5.8 percent last year, powered by increasing commodity prices, but the growth is yet to be translated into social development, a report said Wednesday.The Economic…
Troops discover another underground tunnel by Egypt-Gaza border
RAFAH: An Egyptian security official says another underground tunnel has been found just a few meters away from the Egypt-Gaza border.The official says the tunnel appears to have been used…
Egyptian, Jordanian and Palestinian leaders meet to discuss thorny Arab issues
CAIRO: Egypt hosted a mini-summit of Arab leaders Wednesday to address the issues splitting the region, particularly the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon and the divisions among the Palestinians.President Hosni…
