Man or Monster?
The appearance of the first former Khmer Rouge leader in a special hybrid court established in Cambodia to bring that movement's surviving leaders to justice provoked a question on which…
Choosing the Annapolis road
The ink on the joint Israeli-Palestinian understanding is dry, the delegates have gone home, and the streets of Annapolis are no longer crowded with diplomatic security details. After Annapolis, everyone…
No democracy without Muslim citizenry
Discussions of a democratic deficit in the Middle East are not new. What is novel is the persistent claim that Islam hinders democratic reform; with its emphasis on God s…
Zamalek play down Shikabala injury fears
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Ayman Mansour denied that playmaker Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel Razeq is suffering a serious Achilles injury.Reports suggested on Tuesday that the 21-year-old picked up the injury on…
Hassan's brace not enough for Anderlecht
CAIRO: Anderlecht midfielder Ahmed Hassan scored twice but Sint-Truidense managed to snatch a dramatic 4-3 home victory in the Belgian League on Sunday.Midfielder Rocky Peeters put the hosts in front…
Palmer ends Shabana's 21-week winning streak
CHENNAI, India: Australia downed Egypt 2-1 here Tuesday to book their place in the final of the 21st World men's Team squash Championship. The eight-time champions will face England in…
Ismaili to offload eight players in January
ISMAILIA: Ismaili gave an ultimatum to the players who would not earn regular first team places before putting them on the transfer list. The Dervishes are tipped to off-load eight…
No offers for Meteb
CAIRO: Al Ahly striker Emad Meteb denied on Sunday reports linking him with a move abroad, expressing his desire to maintain his current fine form. Neither Al Ahly nor I…
Zamalek condemn Jose comments
CAIRO: Zamalek have condemned Manuel Jose s criticism of them following Al Ahly s 3-0 victory over Aluminum in the Egyptian League.The Ahly boss was responding to his skeptics when…
German Embassy says visas were fast-tracked, not forged
CAIRO: The German Embassy in Cairo has issued a statement regarding the recent scandal concerning the issuance of visas based on forged documents in which they characterized the wrongdoings by…
