Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Algerian The Moor Next Door takes a closer look at media coverage following the Algeria- Egypt matches which saw Algeria qualify to the World Cup in South Africa next year. “Foot-ball is something akin to a religion in many countries… It can also lead to blind and irrational fanaticism,” he notes.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Deal appears to be attempt by Hamas to prevent another descent into conflict Hamas has won an agreement from other militant groups in Gaza to halt rocket fire into Israel for the first time in almost a year, a move that could signal progress on a deal to release a captured Israeli soldier. The agreement, announced late yesterday, appears to be an attempt by the Palestinian Islamist movement to prevent...
France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Israeli President Shimon Peres was heading to Cairo on Sunday for talks with Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak on the troubled Middle East peace talks, his spokeswoman said. "Mr Peres is due to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak one on one during the late morning in Cairo," Peres spokeswoman Ayelet Frish said. "He will return to Israel in the afternoon." The two leaders will...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
CAIRO, Egypt | The Yemeni-American imam who’s been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, preaches against alcohol, birthday parties, black magic and extramarital sex. But he supports armed struggle against the U.S. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has encouraged extremist insurgents in Pakistan and Somalia.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eric Holder's Baffling KSM Decision -- Wall Street Journal Opinion The attorney general's Senate testimony this week did nothing to reassure the families of 9/11's victims. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to question Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in criminal courts rather than military tribunals. As the father of...
France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Hosni Mubarak warned on Saturday that Cairo will be firm in dealing with those who harm Egyptians, following attacks on its nationals in Algeria and Sudan over a World Cup football match. "Egypt will not be lax with those who harm the dignity of its sons," he said in a speech to parliament. "The welfare of our citizens abroad is the responsibility of the country. We look after...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The SPLM-DC has allied itself with seven southern Sudanese political parties in preparation for elections which are scheduled for April 2010. Report by Sudan Radio Service , November 20, 2009: (Cairo, Egypt) - The chairman of the SPLM-DC, Doctor Lam Akol, says that he is ready to run for the GOSS presidency if he is nominated. According to the Sudan Tribune website, the southern Sudan political parties’...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Cairo recalled its envoy to Algiers and Egyptians burned the Algerian flag after Egypt's soccer team lost to Algeria in a play-off to reach the World Cup finals.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Egypt following the violence before their World Cup qualifier with Algeria in Cairo last week, world football's governing body said. "According to the official reports received by FIFA, on 12 November, there were incidents affecting the Algerian team on its way from the airport to the hotel," a statement posted on FIFA's website said. "Consequently,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Cairo - Egypt on Thursday said it would summon the Algerian ambassador in Cairo to protest attacks against Egyptian fans after Wednesday night's World Cup playoff in Sudan. The ambassador will receive a strong message about securing the Egyptian pre...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Khartoum/Cairo - The World Cup qualifier between bitter rivals Algeria and Egypt kicked off in Sudan on Wednesday, with chanting fans mobbing the streets of Khartoum and Cairo. Many in Sudan had flocked home early on what had been deemed a half-day. ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
War of words could again spill over into the violence as Arab rivals contest the last African slot Arab unity faces a severe test tonight – not over attitudes to Palestine, Iraq, or any of the usual hot items on the Middle Eastern political agenda, but over the battle between the Egyptian and Algerian soccer teams for the last African slot in the World Cup. Not surprisingly it's being dubbed...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Sudan's security forces threw a tight security cordon around Khartoum to prevent violence between fans of Algeria and Egypt, who clash on Wednesday for a place at the World Cup football finals. Thousands of rival supporters from Cairo and Algiers have invaded Khartoum, a rare venue for such a showdown in international football. On Tuesday night, Algerian fans with their country's flag draped over...
Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
CAIRO: Egypt announced it is looking to move Arabic online. The country’s information technology minister said at the opening of the Internet Governance Forum – a United Nations-sponsored that has drawn legends such as Yahoo, Jerry Yang and Tim Berners-Lee – that Egypt will apply for the first Internet domain in Arabic in an effort [...]
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