One killed, 20 wounded in Cairo shootout
Cairo: Gunfire broke out Thursday between police and protesters opposed to construction of a cell phone tower south of Giza, and one man was killed and 20 people were wounded,…
Mido targeted by Manchester City, report
Cairo: Egypt and Tottenham striker Ahmed Hossam Mido is reportedly among several targets on Manchester City s shopping list, BBC sport said.The 23-year-old international is sought by City manager Stuart…
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain through to semifinals in Gulf Cup
ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain clinched the remaining semifinal spots at the Gulf Cup on Wednesday.Saudi Arabia defeated Iraq 1-0 to top Group B, while Bahrain beat defending champion…
Zamalek in mad scramble to reach African club summit
CAIRO: Zamalek will be one of the most prominent Arab teams in the 11-month climb to the summit of African club football beginning this weekend with a first round of…
Flexing Egypt's research muscle
Program aims to get science and technology back on trackCAIRO: While the past decades have been marked by a gradual shrinking of Egypt's research and development muscle, a new program…
France-based El Mohager to focus exclusively on Arab immigrants
Cairo: A new newspaper published by two émigrés of Egyptian descent is promising to bring to the fore issues of Arab immigration within the Middle East and Europe.El Mohager (The…
Applaud one more tango in Paris
Sometimes we live in a hall of mirrors. The last time I saw burning tires on Lebanon's streets was in May 1992, when the incompetent government of Prime Minister Omar…
We'll soon see if it's Mission Impossible for Petraeus
For a nation bitterly divided over Iraq, the one point of agreement seems to be that Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is the right commander for American forces in Baghdad. That…
