On paper, Egypt are at full strength going into a vital World Cup qualifying clash at home to Ghana on Sunday but there are still questions over who should play between the sticks after a slump in form hit the country's top three goalkeepers. Zamalek's ...

Ghana FA's Vice-President George Afriyie is concerned over the national team's recent 'poor' performance ahead of their crucial game against Egypt in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers at Alexandria's Borg El-Arab stadium on 13 November.

A section of the controversial Israeli barrier is seen between the Shuafat refugee camp (right) in the West Bank near Jerusalem and Pisgat Zeev (rear), in an area of Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war, Jan. 27, 2012 ...

Smoke and flames are seen during what witnesses said was an explosion caused by an Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza City August 23, 2014. Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Palestinian militants fired rockets at the Jewish state, the ...

An unidentified warplane bombarded Islamist militia positions near Tripoli airport overnight, leaving at least 10 people dead, a spokesman for an alliance of Libyan militias said on Saturday. The aircraft targeted an army base to the south of Tripoli and a ...

A new ceasefire in Gaza will last five days, Egypt and a senior Palestinian negotiator said on Wednesday, just minutes before a previous truce was set to expire. "An agreement to extend the ceasefire for five days has been accepted by both sides to allow ...

Israel's month-long war with Hamas in Gaza has added fuel to a Palestinian boycott movement and may damage investor sentiment towards Israel at the margins, even if the $250 billion hi-tech economy looks set to emerge largely unscathed. Analysts expect ...

Napoli will play Athletic Bilbao and Arsenal face Turkey's Besiktas for a place in the Champions League group stage following the playoff round draw on Friday. Twice former champions Porto were also handed a difficult draw as they were paired against Lille, ...

A Palestinian source told Ahram Online on Tuesday that Israel will likely impose "unprecedented security restrictions" to limit the entrance of weapons to Palestinian factions. Based in Jerusalem, the source also said that Israel has agreed to send a delegation ...

Israel will pay a "high price" for launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Hamas movement said on Thursday night. "The start of the Israeli ground attack on Gaza is a dangerous step, the consequences of which have not been calculated," ...

Smoke and flames are seen following what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Gaza City July 16, 2014.(Photo: Reuters). Related. France endorses Egypt's Gaza truce bid · UN Sec-Gen asks Hamas to respond to Egypt's Israel-Gaza truce.

The Netherlands are one win away from a second straight World Cup final while opponents Argentina head into Wednesday's last-four clash looking to end their 24-year wait for a place in the biggest game of all. Related. Factbox: Netherlands v Argentina.

Whether at international or club level, Cristiano Ronaldo's goals, skills and mere presence has got his various teams out of many sticky situations down the years. Yet even the world player of the year may have met his match at the World Cup, considering the ...

Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed (L-R) listen to the ruling at a court in Cairo June 23, 2014. (Photo: AP). Related. Egypt Al-Jazeera verdict 'chilling and draconian': Kerry · Al-Jazeera verdict triggers international condemnation · Australian ...

The fall of Iraqi cities to rebel forces believed to be loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is bound to change the shape of military confrontation in neighbouring Syria. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) is in a precarious position now. If ISIS stays on a ...

Almost everyone has been forewarned but governments, far and wide, proved to be not farsighted enough to change course before the unprecedented took place. Last week, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an offshoot of Al-Qaeda and the successor ...

Ivory Coast midfielder Serey Die said he broke down in tears on Thursday over the emotion of representing his country at a World Cup as false internet rumours swirled that his father had died before kickoff. Related. PHOTO GALLERY: Colombia beat Ivory ...

The UK has called on Egypt's government to respect the freedoms outlined in its 2014 constitution after Alaa Abdel-Fattah – a key figure from the 2011 uprising – was hit with a hefty jail sentence yesterday for holding an illegal protest. On Wednesday, the ...

Egyptians have been casting their votes in the second presidential elections since 2011. A landmark event in the history of the country, it was spearheaded by women everywhere (including here in Nasr City). Not for the first time in recent Egyptian history, ...

Egyptians have been casting their votes in the second presidential elections since 2011. A landmark event in the history of the country, it was spearheaded by women everywhere (including here in Nasr City). Not for the first time in recent Egyptian history, ...