Football's World Youth Championship is being played in Holland. Abeer Anwar looks at the tournament and its history

A newly-elected board of directors will be running Egyptian football for the next four years, writes Inas Mazhar

Madrid, London, Paris, New York and Moscow are currently battling for the right to host the Olympic Games in 2012. 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, some provided by the candidates themselves