A renewed Zionism: A new case for peace
JERUSALEM: "Peace and "Zionism are two powerful concepts with histories that are inextricably tied up in the Arab-Israeli conflict. In trying to resolve the conflict, we tend to avoid talking…
Tanta workers joined by families in eighth day of protest
CAIRO: Wives and children yesterday joined workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company staging a sit-in, as the action entered its eighth day.Some 50 women and children joined the…
Experts blame media for Egypt-Algeria football riots
CAIRO: Four months after an Algeria-Egypt football match sparked large-scale riots and drew international attention, prominent journalists, academics, and others met to discuss the media's role in the incidents.The seminar,…
Education ministry to punish drafters of religiously-biased art exam
CAIRO: A representative of the Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr's office called for "severe penalties to those responsible for drafting a religiously-biased preparatory school art exam in Beheira.Naguib Gobrael,…
Low-income citizens won't pay health insurance, says El-Gabali
CAIRO: Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabali said that low-income citizens will be a priority in the new health insurance draft law the ministry plans to propose at the People's Assembly.…
Ahly's Gilberto faces two months out
CAIRO: Ahly winger Gilberto faces up to two months on the sidelines due to an ankle fracture, the club s football director said on Sunday.The Angolan international sustained the injury…
Killing of Egyptian in Milan sparks unrest, say reports
ROME: A group of Peruvian and Ecuadorian youths stabbed an Egyptian to death in Milan, sparking an inter-ethnic riot overnight in the northern Italian city, news reports said Sunday.Around 100…
Egypt moves to second group stage in 19th African Handball Championship
CAIRO: Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria fulfilled expectations to qualify to the next round of the 19th African Handball Championship after a non-surprising group stage.Morocco, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of…
Ismaili draw in Champions League opener
CAIRO: Ismaili settled for a goalless draw away to Kenya s Sofapaka in the first leg of the African Champions League preliminary round on Saturday.The Dervishes had to thank keeper…