Mubarak tells Iran not to touch Iraq
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak has delivered the strongest warning yet to Tehran to stay out of Iraq, in an interview published Thursday. Iran is trying to gain support in Iraq…
Israeli pilgrims leave Egypt under high security
Cairo: Hundreds of Israeli pilgrims left Egypt under high security on Wednesday after secretly completing a pilgrimage to the tomb of a Jewish holy figure, an airport source said. The…
Zaki reveals new Sheffield bid
CAIRO: Egypt and Zamalek striker Amr Zaki said that Sheffield United have set a fresh £3 million bid to sign him during January and urged his side to accept the…
Tottenham want to offload Mido says report
CAIRO: Tottenham Hotspur is open to talks for Egypt striker Mido due to his tensed relationship with Dutch manager Martin Jol, The Mirror reported. Jol will listen to offers for…
Press not merciful on Ahly's Jose
CAIRO: Egyptian critics are continuing to lash out at Ahly manager Manuel Jose following his side s 3-0 defeat against Ismaili on Sunday.The boisterous criticism comes despite the recent honeymoon…
Contaminated blood bags implicate member of parliament
CAIRO: Some 200,000 polluted bags used to package donated blood, have been seized from the ministry of health's stores in connection with an ongoing scandal involving a member of parliament.…
The empire of rice and lentils
Abou Tarek, now a three-storey Koshari outlet, is promising to expand to become the biggest in the countryCAIRO: In a period of time in which news of fast gain and…
Reconsider containment in Iraq and the Middle East
The United States and the world are focused on whether the Bush administration will adopt the Iraq Study Group's recommendations for an exit strategy from Iraq. That is the most…
Downtown Beirut: frontline to the world
Every time I walk through the frontline of the political confrontation in downtown Beirut between the American and Saudi-backed Fouad Seniora Lebanese government and the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah-led opposition,…
