Al-Ahly to boycott local competitions in protest of player’s suspension
Ahmed El-Sheikh is said to have signed contracts with more than one club
Messaging app Kik secures funding from Tencent
Canada-based Kik Interactive has said it's secured tens of billions of dollars from China's Tencent. The Kik messaging application is very popular with American teens and the investment is required…
Preachers have crucial responsibility to counter flawed fatwas: Al-Sisi
Issuing of fatwas to be limited to officials, say heads of Egypt’s religious institutions
More mosques requisitioned by Ministry of Religious Endowments
Measures comes as state tightens control on mosques to counter extremism
Champions League: Lazio beat Leverkusen, referee aware of racist chants
Bayer Leverkusen will need to win at home in the second leg to reach the Champions League group stages after defeat in Rome. Lazio could be on the receiving end…
Google launches low-cost smartphone in Africa
Mobile users in six African nations are being targeted by Internet giant Google, which has launched an inexpensive smartphone with them in mind. The Android One program is designed for…
CPJ denounces ratification of anti-terrorism law
Critical reporting in Egypt is already under threat, the observatory said
US joins German Ford bribe investigation
A German investigation of bribery at a Russian port now includes US authorities. Employees of automaker Ford and haulier DB Schenker are accused of paying bribes to expedite freight to…
Egypt welcomes UN adoption of de Mistura’s Syria plan
Syrian regime attacked marketplace in city of Douma, reportedly killing 100 people
