Harras beaten by Sundowns
CAIRO: Harras Al-Hodoud were handed a 1-0 defeat by Mamelodi Sundowns in Pretoria in the African Confederation Cup first leg round of 16 game.A 62nd minute header by Lungisani Ndlela…
Egypt youth make third round of African Cup qualifiers
CAIRO: Egypt s youth team secured their place in the third round of the 2009 African Cup of Nations after beating Zimbabwe 1-0 in the return leg on Sunday.Marwan Mohamed…
Zamalek pull plug on Djemba-Djemba
CAIRO: Zamalek have surprisingly pulled the plug on a summer swoop for Cameroonian midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba. The player s agent revealed earlier on Sunday that his client is on the…
Zaki set for Wigan move
CAIRO: Amr Zaki is set to join Wigan Athletic on loan from Zamalek after he penned a new deal with the latter, the striker s official site AmrZaky.com said.Following his…
Diplomatic niceties, like seating, count among old enemies at Paris summit
PARIS: Big gatherings can be complicated, but try seating 43 of the planet s very important people - some of whom bear longstanding grudges or have fought wars - at…
In places of peace, ceasefire is a foreign concept
GAZA: Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip is anything but peaceful. And for the Salach family, living on the border between Israel and Gaza, ceasefire is a foreign concept only…
Al-Assad admits tense relations with Egypt
CAIRO: Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad admitted that relations with Egypt and Saudi Arabia were "strained in an interview he gave Al Jazeera Sunday night.The Syrian leader, long ostracized in the…
Senior member of Sudan's ruling party dismisses ICC decision as biased
KHARTOUM: The filing of genocide charges against Sudan s president at the International Criminal Court is unfair and politically motivated, said a senior member of Sudan s ruling party Monday.One…
MP chides tourism ministry over sexual harassment
CAIRO: Referring to world reports and a warning by the British embassy about sexual harassment, Member of Parliament Mohsen Radi issued an "urgent call to the Minister of Tourism before…
SODIC, Solidere to co-develop Westown and Eastown
CAIRO: SODIC and Solidere International signed an agreement to co-develop Westown and Eastown, located on the Cairo Alexandria Desert Road. Solidere's work on the project will cover 250,000 square meters…
