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| Egypt footballer Ghaly tests positive for doping |
| Egypt football player Hossam Ghaly reportedly tested positive for doping and could be suspended for two years. Ghaly, who plays for Saudi team Al Nasser, reportedly tested positive for a banned substance last month after his club's cup match against Al Hilal. Al Riyadh daily reported Wednesday that the Saudi Football Association's disciplinary committee has told Al Nasser to temporarily... |
| AP - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:18 GMT |
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| Egypt's top Muslim cleric dies of heart attack |
| Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81. |
| AP - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:12 GMT |
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| U.S. Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt |
| After a secret trip around the globe, a 3,000-year-old stolen sarcophagus is returning home to Egypt. On Wednesday, U.S. authorities sent the sarcophagus to Egypt. It was confiscated by customs officials at the Miami Airport in 2008. Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, offers his insight. |
| NPR - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:30:06 GMT |
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