Al-Hadary plays down Ismaili-captaincy claims
CAIRO: Ismaili guardian Essam Al-Hadary is not keen on wearing the captain s armband when he faces his former club Ahly on Saturday.Al-Hadary responded to media reports claiming that Ismaili…
Zamalek to miss Zaki against Masri
CAIRO: Zamalek will once again have to do without striker Amr Zaki when they face Masri in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday.The Bulldozer is yet to recover from a…
Doe back for Ahly
CAIRO: Liberian striker Francis Doe looks set to return for Ahly in Saturday s league game with Ismaili after he resumed full training with the team.The Red Devils said that…
Ashour wins PSA Masters title
MUMBAI: World number five Ramy Ashour of Egypt capped an inspired week in India by winning the $152,500 PSA Masters squash title here on Thursday.Ashour beat the fourth-ranked Nick Matthews…
Five deaths raise swine flu toll to 44
CAIRO: The deaths of five females, one on Friday and four, including one child, late Thursday evening have raised the death toll of the H1N1 virus in Egypt to 44.There…
No to abolishing death penalty, says Egypt minister
CAIRO: Egypt said on Thursday that it will not abolish the death penalty because it is a deterrent, even though human rights groups say that fair trials are not guaranteed.…
News in Brief
Dubai economy to rebound 2 percent in 2010The economy of Dubai is expected to grow 2-3 percent in 2010 after contracting about 2 percent this year due to slowing real…
Orascom Telecom opposes Mobinil deal approval
CAIRO: Egypt s Orascom Telecom said it rejected regulator support for a France Telecom (FT) bid for shared asset Mobinil, which would net Orascom more than $1.6 billion but see…
Egypt: Making a Comeback
After a rocky start to the year, tourism, the Egyptian economy s biggest foreign currency earner, staged a comeback over the summer and fall, revealing that the global slowdown s…
Digging on Rafah border with Gaza believed to be underground wall
CAIRO: Reports about Egypt s building of an iron wall beneath the border with Gaza in an effort to curb smuggling have abounded, with witnesses at the border town of…