Egypt sees first Terry Fox marathon
CAIRO: The Marathon of Hope is coming to Egypt for the first time today. Under the auspice of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Sound and Light, the Canadian Embassy…
Mediterranean countries agree on women's foundation
MARRAKESH: Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean agreed Thursday to set up a Foundation of Women for the Mediterranean, for meetings, initiatives and sharing local experience. In a statement…
Rights group launches campaign against mistreatment of lawyers
CAIRO: The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) launched a campaign against the mistreatment of lawyers by police officers and the absence of adequate laws to protect them. The organization…
Egypt's illiteracy rate drops slightly to 26 pct
CAIRO: The illiteracy rate in Egypt decreased to 26 percent, a slight drop from last year, an official said earlier this week.Raafat Radwan, executive director of the General Authority for…
Increase in fatalities caused by sectarian violence, report says
CAIRO: Fatalities caused by sectarian violence rose during the period from April and June, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said in its quarterly report on freedom of religion…
Railway workers to stand trial for Al-Ayyat train crash
CAIRO: Eight Egyptian railway workers will go on trial facing charges of negligence and involuntary manslaughter over the Al-Ayyat train crash last month, according to local news reports.The workers going…
World Cup chaos fears as Egypt, Algeria clash
JOHANNESBURG: Threats of violence in Cairo have overshadowed the final round of 2010 World Cup qualifiers in Africa this weekend with three places in South Africa up for grabs.Egypt host…
Sports Talk: The game of our lives
Before the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup began, the fixture said we would play Algeria on Nov. 14 in Cairo. What we didn't know was whether the game would…
