Thanawiya Amma students start university application ordeal
CAIRO: Computer labs throughout Egypt were packed on Saturday as 22,200 Thanawiya amma (Egypt's national secondary certificate) graduates began the university application process via the official University Admissions Office website.…
Hadari's Sion lose in league opener
CAIRO: Essam Al-Hadari conceded three goals as Sion succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Aarau in the first game of the Swiss Super League.Romanian striker Christian Ianu scored twice in…
Ismaili aim to extend Fadl's contract
ISMAILIA: Ismaili are stepping up their efforts to extend Mohamed Fadl's contract, the club's technical director Ali Abou-Greisha said on Friday."The player prefers to stay with us, former Ismaili great…
Man gets 4 years for trafficking in fake Viagra
BALTIMORE: A federal judge in Baltimore has sentenced a 27-year-old Jordanian man to four years in prison for trafficking in fake Viagra pills.The US Attorney s office says Iyad Dogmosh…
Egypt train crash toll rises to 44
CAIRO: The number of people killed after vehicles waiting at a level crossing in Egypt were hit by a runaway truck and shunted into the path of a train has…
John Woo epic takes China record
BEIJING: The John Woo epic Red Cliff, dubbed the most expensive movie made in Asia, enjoyed record takings for a Chinese film in its opening weekend in China, the movie…
Official inflation rate soars to 2.2 million percent in troubled Zimbabwe
HARARE: Official inflation soared to 2.2 million percent in Zimbabwe - by far the highest in the world - and has shot as high as 70 million percent in the…
Hamas debates Egyptian vs. German mediation efforts
CAIRO: Comments from unnamed Hamas officials have indicated a desire to replace Egypt with Germany in the arbitration role between the group and Israel for the prisoner exchange of Israeli…
