Karim lifts Ismaili past brave Olympic
CAIRO: Iraqi striker Mostafa Karim scored twice as Ismaili claimed a 3-2 away victory over Olympic to climb to the Egyptian League summit on Friday.Karim, who also scored in Ismaili…
Zamalek ready for anything but defeat
CAIRO: Zamalek are looking to avoid a defeat against ASEC Mimosas to boost their chances of booking a last-four berth in the CAF Champions League.Ahly handed arch-rivals Zamalek a gift…
US compensates family of Egyptian killed in Suez
CAIRO: The US Embassy in Egypt has offered monetary compensation to the family of a man shot dead by American naval personnel in the Suez Canal.In the March 24 incident,…
Anger erupts as Bosnia awaits first gay festival
SARAJEVO: Muslims, Serbs and Croats united in anger Thursday over Bosnia s first-ever gay festival.Bosnia-Herzegovina s Muslim majority is particularly upset about the four-day Queer Sarajevo Festival because it will…
McCartney gig revives Israeli Beatles myth
JERUSALEM: An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation s…
US transferred foreign detainees for interrogation, says NY Times
WASHINGTON: The US military secretly has sent more than 200 foreign detainees captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to be interrogated in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries over the past…
Egypt policeman seizes baby in hunt for fugitive
CAIRO: An Egyptian police officer held an 18-month-old baby hostage for five hours in a bid to secure the surrender of the child s fugitive uncle, a security official said…
Obama asks voters to tell Republicans enough
DENVER: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made history by becoming the first black nominee of a major US political party.Obama wrapped up his party s four-day convention Thursday night, speaking…
UN rights official condemns 'disproportionate' Darfur camp raid
GENEVA: The office of the top UN human rights official Friday condemned Sudan s disproportionate and excessive attack on a displaced persons camp in Darfur that killed more than 30…