FIFA could give the Egyptian Football Association a hard knock if its demands are not met. Inas Mazhar explains where we went wrong

Madrid, London, Paris, New York and Moscow are currently battling for the right to host the Olympic Games in 2012. Starting today and up until the announcement of the results on 9 July, Al-Ahram Weekly will offer periodic updates on the latest news of the five bidding cities, as provided by the candidates themselves