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Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier. The interior ministry said 11 officers were hurt and 15 cars ...

Protestors hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday, wounding 11 officers as anger mounted over attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier. The interior ministry said 11 officers were hurt and 15 cars ...

Egypt, whose state-owned media staked so much on qualifying for the World Cup finals for the first time in two decades, vented its anguish in an escalating diplomatic row with its Algerian vanquishers. The Egyptian government called in the Algerian ambassador and ...

Egypt recalled its ambassador in Algeria on Thursday after attacks against Egyptian football fans in Sudan and businesses in Algiers, amid a brewing diplomatic crisis over a World Cup showdown. An Egyptian foreign ministry official confirmed to AFP that the ambassador in ...

Egypt recalled its ambassador in Algeria for "consultations" on Thursday after attacks against Egyptian football fans in Sudan and businesses in Algiers, the official MENA news agency reported. Copyright 2009 AFP Global Edition

Sudanese police were on high alert on Monday as Algerian and Egyptian fans began arriving for this week's crunch World Cup qualification play-off amid mounting fears of trouble between the rival supporters. Despite a demand from Egypt for additional protection for its ...

Sudan braced for an influx of Algerian and Egyptian fans on Monday for this week's crunch World Cup qualification play-off as fears of trouble mounted after disturbances in Algeria that drew an Egyptian protest. Police deployed in numbers when the two squads ...

Egypt on Monday summoned the Algerian ambassador to seek increased security for its nationals in Algeria amid violent incidents between the two countries vying for a place in the 2010 World Cup finals. Cairo wants "assurances that the Algerian authorities are doing ...

Sudan braced for an influx of Algerian and Egyptian fans on Monday ahead of this week's crunch World Cup qualification play-off amid mounting fears of trouble between the rival supporters. Police deployed in numbers when the two squads flew in to Khartoum ...

Thousands of Algerians held a spontaneous rally Sunday in the capital Algiers in support of their national football team, which degenerated into attacks on Egyptian businesses. The rally in central Algiers began with fans chanting "One, two, three, Go Algeria!" as they ...