Arab ambassadors against hunger film messages to help Haiti earthquake victims
CAIRO: Mahmoud Yassin and Hend Sabry, Ambassadors Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), joined international efforts to raise awareness and funding to support relief efforts for…
Centuries-old Holy City cellar at heart of Byzantine battle
JERUSALEM: An Arab-Israeli shopkeeper is locked in a Byzantine battle with the Coptic Church over an ancient Jerusalem cellar, in a saga involving Christianity s holiest site and a 12th…
Police torture allegations fabricated, says interior minister
CAIRO: People who accuse the police of torture and violating human rights without having experienced such abuse first hand are making these allegations up, Interior Minister Habib El-Adly said in…
Floods destroyed 1,246 homes, says Aswan governor
CAIRO: Flash floods and rains that decimated 1,246 homes in Aswan have finally subsided, governor Mustapha Al-Sayed said Sunday.At least 15 people were killed in the floods that occurred last…
Eight more H1N1 deaths bring total to 248 in Egypt
CAIRO: The H1N1 virus claimed eight more lives in Egypt, raising the total number of deaths in the country to 248, the Ministry of Health announced Sunday.The deaths included a…
Rights group proposes law to combat sectarian violence
CAIRO: The Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization (EUHRO) proposed a draft law to combat what it described as "the risk posed by the escalating sectarian violence in Egypt. Naguib…
Algeria beats Ivory Coast 3-2 in extra time
CABINDA, Angola: Substitute Hameur Bouazza scored in extra time to give Algeria a 3-2 win over fellow World Cup qualifier Ivory Coast on Sunday and a spot in the semifinals…
Ghana beats Angola 1-0 to reach African Cup semis
LUANDA: Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana a 1-0 win over host Angola and a place in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations on Sunday.Gyan received a pass from Kojo…