Egypt slip to 43rd spot in Fifa ranking
CAIRO: Egypt slipped three spots down to hold 43rd position in this month s edition of the FIFA ranking for national team launched by the football governing body. The African…
Ahly, Etoile face fiery Champions League ordeals
JOHANNESBURG: Favorites Al Ahly of Egypt and Etoile Sahel of Tunisia face trials by fire this weekend in the African Champions League semi-finals. Etoile confront Al Hilal of Sudan in…
Azmi returns to Al-Shabab
CAIRO: Amir Azmi has returned to Saudi club Al-Shabab after his move to Hungary s Debreceni VSC fell through, the player said on Thursday. I chose to return to Al-Shabab…
27 Egyptian teachers deported from Saudi Arabia
CAIRO: Twenty-seven Egyptian teachers were deported from Saudi Arabia after being accused of forging work permits and health certificates.Investigations into the legal status of another 209 teachers are underway. Ahmed…
Egypt, Syria press for IAEA resolution against Israel
VIENNA: Egypt and Syria urged the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday to pass a resolution condemning Israel for possessing nuclear weapons. Israel insisted there was no basis for the resolution,…
US news report claims MB had plans to take over the country
CAIRO/DALLAS: A new set of evidence introduced in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial in the United States prove that the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) have long planned a takeover…
Egypt rejects Gaza categorization as 'enemy entity'
CAIRO: Egypt rejected the Israeli Security Cabinet's declaration Wednesday to categorize Gaza as an "enemy entity with the major caveat being the consequences on the citizens of the Gaza Strip.…
Interest is not riba, and Islamic banks do not avoid interest, says investment expert
CAIRO: The idea of Islamic banking is based on a misconception of what both riba (usury) and banking are all about, as interest is certainly not synonymous with riba and…
Chairman of brokerage firm flees Egypt with clients' money
CAIRO: The chairman of Stars brokerage firm Ibrahim Salah Eddin fled the country with his clients money. According to Al-Masry Al-Youm reports, the company was posing as a brokerage firm…