Eight-year-old Yemeni girl gets divorce after forced marriage
SANAA: A Yemeni court on Tuesday granted a divorce to an eight-year-old girl whose unemployed father forced her into an arranged marriage this year, saying he feared she might be…
FIFA okays Hadari's move to Sion
CAIRO: Swiss side Sion announced on Wednesday that Egypt goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari has been granted permission by FIFA to play for them. We received a decision from FIFA this evening…
Aluminum boost survival hopes
CAIRO: Aluminum, ENPPI and Masri won their League games this week, securing their place in next year's round. Aluminum moved a step closer to securing top-flight safety after claiming a…
Zamalek bid for Ismaili trio
CAIRO: Zamalek tabled a bid to sign Mohamed Fadl, Ahmed Samir Farag and Sherif Abdel Fadil from Ismaili next summer. We were approached by Zamalek but we are not ready…
Asiut Petroleum secure top-flight return
ASSIUT: Assiut Petroleum sealed promotion to the Egyptian Premier League after securing a 1-0 victory over Al-Walideya on Wednesday.Veteran midfielder Ateya Saber converted a penalty to help Assiut Petroleum claim…
Helmi dismisses keeper rotation
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant manager Mohamed Helmi played down talks of a goalkeeping rotation policy saying that he prefers to have a regular starter. Abdul-Wahed Al-Sayed will play against Ghazl Al-Mahalla…
Gaish get home advantage in ACL semis
CAIRO: Al-Gaish beat their Algerian visitors ES Setif 2-1 in the Arab Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.Yassin Abdul-Aal struck twice in the 26th and 53rd minutes to give…
Hamas delegation in Egypt for Carter meeting
RAFAH: A Hamas delegation crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Wednesday for talks with Jimmy Carter, an AFP reporter said, after Israel barred the former US president from visiting the…
Wave of student protests condemns Brotherhood sentences
CAIRO: Students from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) staged protests Wednesday at universities across Egypt, against jail sentences handed down to 25 members of the group who were tried by a…
Victims of Mahalla violence challenge state-media reports
CAIRO: Egypt's state-controlled media has failed to accurately present the events which took place in El-Mahalla last week on April 6 and 7, said participants in a press conference organized…
