At least nine dead in tourist coach inferno
SUEZ: At least nine people were killed and 28 injured when a coach carrying European and North Americans overturned and caught fire in Egypt s Sinai peninsula on Thursday, a…
No Zamalek return for Saied
CAIRO: Ankaragucu s unsettled defender Ibrahim Saied insisted on Wednesday he won t return to Zamalek as long as the current board of directors is in charge.The Egypt defender is…
Ahly to face Stars at Cairo Stadium
CAIRO: Ahly are set to play at Cairo International Stadium when they host South Africa s Platinum Stars in the CAF Champions League last 16 round next week.The Egyptian champions…
Ismaili elections scheduled for July
ISMAILIA: Ismailia Governor Abdel Gelil Al-Fakharani has scheduled the elections for the Ismaili club board of directors for July.Al-Fakharani also announced that Sunday will be the last day for the…
League format will remain the same, says Zaher
CAIRO: The president of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Samir Zaher dismissed the idea of changing the league format next season as some reports have claimed. We do not intend…
News in Briefs
Money supply growth fastest in decadeEgyptian money supply jumped 23.9 percent in the year to March, its fastest pace in at least a decade, Reuters reported. The central bank, which…
African countries told to devote 15 percent of budgets to health
OUAGADOUGOU: African countries should devote 15 percent of their budgets to health, a sector where progress has been hampered by poverty, a conference here decided Wednesday.The conference on health in…
Police uncover 200kg TNT cache in central Sinai
EL-ARISH: An Egyptian security official says police uncovered an explosives cache containing 200kg of TNT hidden in sacks in the Sinai peninsula.The official says the cache was buried in a…