Ismaili hold on to Al-Hadari
CAIRO: Ismaili chairman Nasr Aboul-Hassan dismissed Essam Al-Hadari s claims that he has the right to rescind his contract with the club.The Egypt custodian, who is admittedly keen on joining…
Oscar odds and ends and facts and figures
Interesting oddities, facts, figures and trivia related to this year s Academy Awards nominees:In rare air: Up is only the second animated feature film to receive an Oscar nomination for…
Oil rises towards $78 ahead of US inventory data
LONDON: Oil touched a two-week high above $78 a barrel on Wednesday, rising ahead of key inventory data out of the world s largest energy consumer, the United States, later…
Toyota says global expansion not to blame for recall
NAGOYA: Toyota Motor scrambled to reassure customers Tuesday that it has not sacrificed its legendary safety to be world number one as its recalls spread to the Middle East, Africa…
France-Africa summit to be held in Nice
NICE: France will host a summit of African leaders in May in the Riviera city of Nice, Industry Minister and the city s mayor Christian Estrosi said Monday.The summit had…
German police raid suspected Islamists
BERLIN: German police raided 43 apartments on Wednesday in an operation targeting Islamists suspected of radicalizing more than 100 people into attending an Egyptian school where terrorist recruiters allegedly operate.The…
African Union seeks ICC statute amendment
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union on Tuesday sought an amendment to the Rome Statute to authorize the UN General Assembly to defer cases when the Security Council fails to decide…
Ahmadinejad says willing to out Iran uranium
TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran is willing to send its uranium abroad to be further enriched, as Western powers moved Wednesday towards tougher sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear…
Hamas 'ready for Fatah unity deal', says Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt on Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the rival Fatah faction but said Cairo s blueprint for Palestinian…
Four deaths in tumultuous day for Sinai and Gaza
CAIRo: In a tumultuous 24 hours in Sinai and the Gaza Strip near the border, four people died in three separate incidents and at least seven others were injured. Additionally,…
