Amodu faces rival for Nigeria World Cup coach post
LUBANGO: Shuaibu Amodu faces the man who could succeed him as coach of Nigeria when they play Mozambique in a key Africa Cup of Nations game at Tundavala Stadium on…
Angola, Algeria into Nations Cup quarters
LUANDA: Angola and Algeria became the latest teams to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a 0-0 draw here on Monday.The split result suited both teams perfectly,…
Egypt set to break CAN record, Benin out to shock
BENGUELA: The Africa Cup of Nations Group C game between Egypt and Benin here on Wednesday will match the continent s heavyweights up against the underdogs, who are fired-up to…
Egypt says Coptic killings were criminal, not sectarian – Focus
CAIRO: Egypt sought to minimize the repercussions of the recent killing of six Coptic Christians in the south by qualifying the incident as a criminal rather than sectarian affair.On Jan.…
Four more swine flu death brings total to 228 in Egypt
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health reported four more H1N1 deaths bringing the total in Egypt to 228. These include a 41-year-old woman from Assiut, a 35-year-old woman from Alexandria, a…
German-US musical brings Obama spirit to the stage
US President Barack Obama - stage version - thrilled a Frankfurt audience Sunday with song in a musical that opened far from the trenches of Washington politics in a land…
Ancient Greek temple found in Alexandria
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient Greek temple dedicated to Egyptian cat goddess Bastet in Alexandria, the antiquities department said Tuesday.The mission led by Mohamed Abdel…
Egypt closes at two-month high, CIB leads
CAIRO: Egypt s main index scaled to its highest close in more than two months, helped up by heavyweight Commercial International Bank (CIB), which rose 3.4 percent. Institutional investors, who…
Egypt mulls anti-dumping action against Turk steel
CAIRO: Egypt is looking into possible anti-dumping action against Turkish steel imports, the Egyptian trade minister said on Tuesday after talks with his Turkish counterpart in the Egyptian capital.Egypt, where…
Kosovo urges Arabs to recognize its independence
CAIRO: Kosovo s foreign minister has urged Arab countries to recognize his country s independence, arguing that the Balkan nation deserves support from the Arab and Muslim worlds.The minister, Skender…
