Referee put us under great pressure, says Zamalek coach
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Mohamed Helmi said that the team was put under enormous pressure, especially from the referee, during Sunday s CAF Champions League game at Africa Sports.The Cairo…
Masri file complaint against Nabil
CAIRO: Al Masri filed a complaint to the Egyptian Football Association against Arab Contractors coach Alaa Nabil after the violence that occurred at the end of the game between both…
Vice-president, treasurer positions removed from Egyptian clubs
The positions of club vice-president and treasurer have been eliminated from the board of directors, the Higher Council for Sports (HSC) announced on Sunday. Every elected club board of directors…
Court says Dutch MP is entitled to make anti-Quran statements
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A Dutch lawmaker who sparked protests across the Muslim world with a film criticizing the Quran is entitled to express his anti-Islamic views, a court ruled Monday,…
Bird flu kills young man in Egypt, bringing toll to 21
CAIRO: A young man died in northern Egypt from avian influenza bringing the toll of the deadly virus in the country to 21, said the state news agency Saturday quoting…
News In Briefs
National budget to reach LE 312.6 bln Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced the draft of the government budget for fiscal year 2008/2009, which is set at LE 312.6 billion, up…
OHD sees growth in annual results
CAIRO: Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) released its full year 2007 consolidated international financial reporting standards (IFRS) results to end December. The top line grew 120 percent to reach LE…
Sudanese suspected of planning suicide attacks in Egypt on the run
AL-ARISH: Egyptian security forces launched a search late Friday for two Sudanese suspected of planning attacks against government installations and tourist resorts in the Sinai, an Egyptian security official said.The…
Brotherhood MPs boycott municipal elections
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood (MB) MPs announced their withdrawal from the local council elections in a press conference on Monday.Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud, MB lawyer, told Daily News Egypt that the…
Mahalla protests rekindled after charges against 157 demonstrators
CAIRO: Public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud announced Monday that 157 people involved in the demonstrations which erupted in Mahalla on Sunday have been charged with a range of offences including…
