Rattling the cage: Go for it, Abbas!
JERUSALEM: What we're seeing now in the West Bank is something the democratic world has been awaiting for a very, very long time: a non-violent Palestinian independence movement.Everything that Palestinian…
'Nuclear pope' ElBaradei steps down
VIENNA: UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who once described himself as a nuclear pope , quoted the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi in his farewell remarks at the…
One on one with Gallup's regional analyst
CAIRO: Mohamed Younis is set to pave his own road as the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies' first ever on-ground analyst. Younis will be the center's eyes and ears in…
Egyptian princess dead, says family friend
CAIRO: Princess Ferial, the daughter of Egypt s last reigning monarch, died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer, a family friend said.The princess died in a hospital in…
Pilgrims toss stones on final day of Hajj
MINA, Saudi Arabia: Millions of Muslim pilgrims were pelting stone walls representing the devil before a final trip back to Islam s holiest site on the closing day of the…
Quranist detained at Cairo Airport released
CAIRO: A man detained at Cairo Airport while he was en route to watch Egypt's World Cup playoff match against Algeria in Sudan was released last week, after seven days…
50 children of converts request their religion be changed back in official papers
CAIRO: Fifty children of Christian converts have requested the Administrative Court to change their religion back to Christianity on official papers, after it was automatically changed to Islam upon their…
Zamalek's Al-Safti fined for red card
CAIRO: Zamalek have fined defender Amr Al-Safti LE 25,000 for receiving a red card in Wednesday s 1-0 home defeat to Ghazl Mahalla in the Egyptian Premier League.The tough-tackling defender…
Lack of firepower concerns Ismaili
Lack of cutting edge poses a serious problem for Ismaili that should be dealt with, coach Emad Soliman said on Friday.The Dervishes have scored 13 goals in nine league games…