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…
Steel prices drop LE 70 per ton
CAIRO: The price of steel dropped LE 70 per ton, according to the latest report from the internal trade sector of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Youssef Darwish, investment…