Sports Talk: Be a Turkey
Euro 2008 has come, mesmerized and gone but it has left in its wake a few soccer lessons we would do well to rote memorize.Turkey proved you should never leave…
Sixty-year-old woman left paralysed due to medical neglect
CAIRO: Sixty-year-old Ferdous Mohamed Ali is the new victim of medical neglect. She now suffers from complete paralysis thanks to Kasr Al-Eini Hospital. Ferdous had fallen down the stairs at…
Fahmi succeeds Al-Ghandour as Referees Committee Chief
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has named Hussein Fahmi as Chief of the Referees Committee to replace Gamal Al-Ghandour. Al-Ghandour stepped down and Hussein Fahmi will replace him, the…
Zamalek presidential hopeful opposes Agogo deal
CAIRO: Zamalek presidential candidate Al-Mandouh Al-Hosseini has officially opposed the club s signing of Ghanaian striker Junior Agogo.Al-Hosseini sent an official letter to the Egyptian Higher Council for Sports (HCS)…
Ittihad release Samna to create place for Al-Fazani
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad Alexandria have released midfielder Mahmoud Abdel Atti Samna only one day after signing Egypt Telecom player Haytham Al-Fazani. Coach Taha Basri made his decision after Al-Fazani s deal…
G8 committed to doubling Africa aid: source
TOKYO: Leaders of the Group of Eight industrial powers will confirm promises to double aid to Africa at a summit next week but are divided on a timeframe for boosting…
Palestinians return to Gaza through Rafah crossing
CAIRO: Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing Thursday to allow some 300 Palestinians to return to Gaza. The 300 were stranded on the wrong side of the border after clashes…
Gamal Mubarak admits government made mistakes
CAIRO: Assistant Secretary-General and Secretary of the National Democratic Party's (NDP) Policy Secretariat Gamal Mubarak admitted that the incumbent government has made mistakes while implementing certain policies."The government has problems…