Mido rules out Zamalek return
CAIRO: Mido revealed that Zamalek contacted him last month, but insisted that he is not planning on leaving the Premiership to return to his former club in the near future.…
Meteb set for Bristol- agent
CAIRO: Emad Meteb s agent said that Ahly have agreed with Bristol City over the details of the transfer of the Egypt striker.Meteb was poised to join the Championship side…
Mahalla chairman slams Zamalek
EL-MAHALLA EL-KOBRA: Ghazl Mahalla chairman Fouad Allam accused Zamalek of forcing full-back Mohamed Abdel Shafi to turn against the club.The Whites are persistently chasing the highly-rated left-back, who is also…
Egypt begins pumping natural gas into Syria as part of giant pipeline project
DAMASCUS: Egypt has begun pumping natural gas to Syria by a pipeline running through Jordan as part of a giant project to export Egyptian gas to the Middle East and…
Egypt detains nearly 70 Muslim Brotherhood activists
CAIRO: Nearly 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, have been arrested and detained in two days north of Cairo, a security service official said…
France prepares grandiose launch of dubious Mediterranean partnership
PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy has pulled off something of a diplomatic coup in assembling about 40 leaders, some nursing age-old Middle Eastern enmities, for the grandiose launch of his pet…
Israeli troops kill Gaza man in first truce fatality
GAZA CITY: Israeli troops killed an unarmed Palestinian man along the border in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, the first fatality since a fragile truce went into effect…
Two killed in collapse of smuggling tunnel
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian health official says two Palestinians have been killed in the collapse of a smuggling tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border.Health Ministry official Moawiya Hassanain said Thursday that…
Abdel-Galeel Mustafa temporary coordinator of Kefaya
CAIRO: Abdel-Galeel Mustafa was temporarily appointed the coordinator of the Kefaya movement following the passing of Abdel Wahab El-Messiery earlier this month.Kefaya member Ahmed Bahaa Shaaban welcomed the choice. He…
Gov't attempts to control prices of foodstuff ahead of Ramadan
CAIRO: The Ministries of Agriculture and Trade and Industry met this week with food producers and exporters in an effort to curb food prices in preparation for Ramadan, which is…