ANHRI slams tabloid ban
CAIRO: Human rights watchdog, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) strongly condemned the Supreme Council for Journalism's decision to ban Al-Balagh after the weekly tabloid published a story…
Brazil, UAE, Germany reach quarter finals
CAIRO: UAE, Germany, and Brazil qualified to the quarter finals of the U-20 World Cup to complete the eight teams who will be competing for the title.Brazil crashed a difficult…
Egypt U20 coach's future in question
SUEZ: Egypt s disappointing performance at the Under-20 World Cup has left coach Miroslav Soukup wondering whether his contract will be renewed.The Young Pharaohs failed to make the quarterfinals after…
FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring
LOS ANGELES: Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer phishing identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.The Federal…
Ghana players attracted by Zamalek offers, says report
CAIRO: Zamalek are the only African club who might attract Ghana players who reached the quarter-finals of the U-20 World Cup, according to The Ghanaian News Agency.The GNA said in…
Meteb makes return as Ahly lose to GASCO
CAIRO: Ahly striker Emad Meteb got back in action during Monday s friendly with second tier GASCO, which saw the Egyptian champions slump to a 3-0 defeat. The 26-year-old was…
Wife of cleric in CIA kidnap trial Abu Omar seeks millions
MILAN: The wife of an Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped from a Milan street in 2003 as part of the CIA s extraordinary rendition program is seeking millions of euros in…
Hilary Mantel wins Booker prize for fiction
A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday.Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall scooped the ?50,000 ($80,000)…