Zamalek beat Cement in seven-goal thriller
CAIRO: Zamalek registered a thrilling 4-3 Egyptian League victory over rock bottom Suez Cement on Monday. Mahmoud Fathallah, Mohamed Bobo Reda (own goal) and Sherif Ashraf gave the Whites a…
Ekrami looking to play more games
CAIRO: Feyenoord goalkeeper Sherif Ekrami hopes to get more involved in first team matches, following his season debut against Willem II on Sunday.The 25-year-old was given the opportunity to deputize…
French coach Troussier to coach Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek is set to reach an agreement with Frenchman Philippe Troussier to coach the team next season.A Zamalek official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told FilGoal.com on Monday…
Euro hits record high against British pound
LONDON: The European single currency hit a record high against sterling on Tuesday after a batch of disappointing economic data in Britain, dealers said.The euro also rose against the dollar,…
Egypt in new Sinai terror alert: security official
RAFAH: Egyptian security forces are searching for a group of militants driving around the Sinai peninsula allegedly planning to carry out attacks, a security official said on Tuesday.The group is…
Israel nixed Carter's planned visit to Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday he had wanted to visit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on his current Middle East tour but that Israel refused…
Brotherhood trial ends in prison terms as trouble erupts outside court
CAIRO: The year long military trial of 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) ended Tuesday with sentences ranging from three to ten years for 25 of the accused while…
Local elections a farce, say Carnegie Endowment experts
CAIRO: In a recent Carnegie Endowment report titled "Egypt's Local Elections Farce: Causes and Consequences Amr Hamzawy and Mohammed Herzallah argue that Egypt's controversial April 8 elections underscore the present…
Egypt discusses FTA with India
CAIRO: Heading a 35-member delegation, Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid arrived in India Tuesday to discuss various areas of cooperation. According to The Hindu Business Line, a…
Qatari real estate giant begins $1 billion Cairo project
CAIRO: Qatar's giant real estate developer Qatari Diar announced Monday it began excavation work on its $1 billion complex overlooking the Nile in Cairo, due to be inaugurated in 2011.…