Soccer-Egypt defender Said out with injury
CAIRO: National team defender Ibrahim Said, a member of the African Nations Cup winning side last year, has withdrawn from Sunday s qualifier in Mauritania because of injury.The Turkish-based defender…
Hamburger SV signs Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan to a four-year contract
HAMBURG, Germany: Hamburger SV signed Egypt forward Mohamed Zidan to a four-year contract on Sunday.The German club will pay a 5 million euros ($6.7 million) transfer fee to Mainz 05,…
Volleyball-Egypt lose for the third time in World League
The Egyptian Volleyball team was handed a third successive 3-0 defeat by Serbia in Pool C of the World League in Cuba.The Serbians won three straight sets, 25-23, 25-19 and…
Residing in Ismaili is essential for new players, says Neveu
ISMAILIA: Ismaili manager Patrice Neveu insisted that the new players must come and live in Ismailia starting from next season. The new players must live here if they want to…
Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with UAE
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican has established diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, it said on Thursday, adding to the list of Arab nations with whom it shares such ties.…
Rights group sues Boeing unit over CIA flights
ReutersNEW YORK: The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Boeing Co. unit it accuses of helping the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency transfer foreign suspects to overseas prisons where it…
Joint Indian-Egyptian Phosphate operation secures $250 million loan
ASWAN: The Indo-Egyptian Fertilizers Company SAE (IEFC) signed a loan agreement worth $250 million with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank group, at the Cataract Hotel in Aswan…
Hardline Palestinian faction in Cairo for truce talks
CAIRO: Leaders from the radical Palestinian faction Islamic Jihad met with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Sunday amid efforts to get rival factions to cement a Gaza ceasefire, the official…
Egypt arrests 52 Muslim Brotherhood members
CAIRO: Authorities have detained 52 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, a security source said Saturday, ahead of elections for parliament s upper house in which the Islamist group is…