Dar El-Ifta: Grand Mufti's statements misinterpreted
CAIRO: Egypt s Grand Muft Ali Gomaa did not by any means sanction Muslims converting to other religions, which is referred to in Arabic as redda, Ibrahim Nagm, the mufti's…
Shikabala banned from representing Egypt
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) decided to suspend Olympic team star Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq Shikabala for one year. Shikabala will not take part in any international games played by the…
Birmingham agrees to pay 6 million-pound transfer fee for Tottenham striker Mido
BIRMINGHAM, England: Birmingham agreed to pay 6 million pounds ($12.3 million) for Tottenham striker Ahmed Mido on Friday.Mido will complete the transfer providing he can agree to a contract with…
Egypt clinch volleyball gold medal in All-African Games
ALGIERS: Egypt added another gold medal in the 2007 All-African Games after the Egyptian volleyball team beat Tunisia 3-1 in the final on Sunday.The Egyptian team was a set down…
Meteb sanctioned by Al Ahly
CAIRO: Al Ahly has suspended its star striker Emad Meteb for 10 days and fined him LE 40,000 after he protested furiously to being substituted in Al Ahly s 3-0…
Egypt wins handball final, Algeria slips to painful defeat
Reuters ALGIERS: Algeria suffered a painful 29-21 defeat in the men s handball final at the All Africa Games when Egypt snatched a gold from under their noses before a…
Moustache war shakes southern Egypt
CAIRO: When an elder was kidnapped in a clan dispute in conservative southern Egypt, the Al-Arab family s worst fears were soon realized - they received a package containing his…
Islamic finance struggles with education standard
ReutersLONDON: The $500 billion Islamic finance sector may be booming but is struggling to establish a common education standard as qualifications are developed to meet the growing demand for specialized…