Zamalek hit out at Ahly as Geddo row escalates
CAIRO: Zamalek accused arch-rivals Ahly of trying to influence the Egyptian FA over the ongoing transfer dispute of Egypt forward Mohamed Nagi 'Geddo'. The Cairo duo face an anxious wait…
Mido launches attack on Boro
CAIRO: Mido has accused English second-division side Middlesbrough of using 'dishonorable ways' to force him out of the club. The Egyptian striker has agreed to join Ajax Amsterdam in the…
ANALYSIS: Is Egypt out of Africa?
CAIRO: “Nasser, angered by criticism, says US can ‘jump in lake’.” So read the front-page New York Times headline on Christmas eve 1964. America had just threatened to withdraw aid…
Yes You Can: The happiness puzzle
I f you have to choose between being right and being happy, what would it be? I know people who choose to be right because they don’t really know what…
Who is Rory McIlroy?
Ask any golfer. Rory McIlroy is the hottest sensation in professional golf since Tiger Woods came on the scene more than a decade ago. He currently ranks seventh in the…
Rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, no injuries
JERUSALEM: Gaza insurgents fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Friday, the military said, a rare strike in a period of relative quiet. The Israeli military said…
Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan accident
AMMAN: Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two British women, police said. Police…
Egyptian high schoolers lead eco-fashion revolution
Egypt is for all intents and purposes a country that loves its ads. Old TV commercial jingles are part of the country’s pop culture consciousness, and the visual bombardment…
Iran ready for immediate nuclear fuel talks
TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also…
South Sudanese mourn war dead as independence vote nears
JUBA: Thousands of southern Sudanese gathered at the grave of their first president John Garang on Friday in memory of those killed in a 22-year war with the north, six…