Egypt brush aside Sudan in Nile battle
KUMASI: Defending champions Egypt continued their African Nations Cup title defense by beating neighbors Sudan 3-0 in Group C on Saturday.Egypt tops the group with six points from two matches…
Eto'o ties African Cup scoring record as Cameroon routs Zambia 5-1
KUMASI: Samuel Eto o tied a 38-year-old record for the most goals at the African Cup of Nations during Cameroon s 5-1 win over Zambia on Saturday.The FC Barcelona scored…
Arab world shivers in the midst of unusual cold snap
AMMAN: The lone de-icing machine at Jordan s busy international airport worked frantically on Tuesday to clear planes for take off when a freak snowstorm blanketed this small desert country…
Kuwait raises budget oil-price multiplier to 50 dollars
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has raised the price at which it estimates oil revenues for budget purposes to $50 a barrel from the $36 used for the past two years, the…
Nasdaq CEO says no more acquisitions until 2009
DAVOS, Switzerland: Bob Greifeld, the chief executive of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. said Thursday that it won t pursue any major acquisitions until the middle of 2009.Speaking to Dow Jones…
Bill Gates launches $306 million in aid to boost African farmers
DAVOS, Switzerland: Bill Gates, making what he called his last appearance as a Microsoft employee at the World Economic Forum, announced Friday that he was giving $306 million to use…