Trial of police colonel accused of brutality underway
CAIRO: The trial of a police colonel accused of severely beating a mentally-disabled man was adjourned until Oct. 15. Ragai Sultan identified colonel Akram Mohamed Suleiman as the individual who…
Female students pay for ministry's decisions
CAIRO: Female students hailing from different governorates fell victim to decisions taken by the Ministry of Higher Education pertaining to the H1N1 virus, the full face veil (niqab) and final…
Law to unify building places of worship yet to be discussed
CAIRO: Despite the Egyptian Coptic minority's persistent calls, a unified law for building places of worship is yet to be finalized by Egypt's parliament. Experts, however, are still optimistic that…
Egypt Islamist MP calls for storming of Israeli embassies
CAIRO: An Egyptian Islamist MP called on Sunday for the storming of Israeli embassies around the world if Israelis entered Jerusalem s Al-Aqsa mosque compound.Subhi Saleh, an MP affiliated with…
Family minister says niqab issue a matter of national security
CAIRO: Minister of Family and Population Moshira Khattab said that the recent ban on the full-face veil (niqab) in Azhar classrooms is "matter of national security. The niqab saga has…
Shehata concerned by mistakes despite win
CAIRO: Egypt s crucial 1-0 victory at Zambia on Saturday did not assure coach Hassan Shehata that everything was in place to reach the World Cup.The Pharaohs kept alive their…
Egypt beats Zambia 1-0 in World Cup qualifying
CHILALABOMBWE, Zambia: Hosni Abd-Rabou scored a late goal Saturday to give African champion Egypt a 1-0 win at Zambia and maintain its chances of qualifying for next year s World…
Egypt deserve World Cup berth, says Hassan
CAIRO: Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan said that the Pharaohs deserved a World Cup slot more than their Group C rivals, in the wake of his side s 1-0 win at…