Rights activist Gamal Eid denied Morocco visa

CAIRO: The Moroccan embassy in Cairo refused to issue an entry visa to rights activist and head of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) Gamal Eid on Thursday,…

Essam Fadl

Group temporarily ends Rafah crossing vigil

CAIRO: The International Movement to Open the Rafah Border (IMORB) has temporarily disbanded its camp at the Rafah crossing after a two-month presence due to the unavailability of foreign members."It…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Age range for pilgrims set at 25-65, Umrah bookings halted

CAIRO: The Ministry of Health set an age range for Umrah and Hajj pilgrims traveling this year at 25-65 years old and halted all bookings for Umrah starting Wednesday, announced…

Safaa Abdoun

Zidan facing trouble after unjustified absence

CAIRO: Egypt striker Mohamed Zidan will be investigated after missing the friendly game with Guinea without permission, even though his club said he is injured.Borussia Dortmund revealed that the 27-year-old…

Omar AbdelAziz

Egypt U-16 job still vacant

CAIRO: Egyptian Football Association (EFA) official Fathi Nosir denied on Tuesday that former Tersana coach Mohamed Omar was appointed as Egypt U-16 manager.Ex-Egypt international Omar told FilGoal.com earlier in the…

Omar AbdelAziz

Egypt lose to Germany in Handball Junior World Cup

CAIRO: Egypt narrowly lost 28-29 to Germany on Tuesday in a dramatic Junior World Cup match.The visitors got the upper hand in the first period, which ended 13-11, before registering…

Sherif Tarek

Man claims US embassy marines assaulted him and his mother

CAIRO: An Egyptian man, Ahmed Mohamed Al-Takrouri, filed a complaint to Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud alleging that he was assaulted inside the American embassy on Aug. 5 by an army…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Egypt index drops for fourth day

CAIRO: Egypt s main index shed 1.8 percent, its fourth straight decline, as investors took profits after recent year-highs, traders say. The index was down early in the day as…

Reuters

Egypt says no GM food exports or imports: agency

CAIRO: Any agricultural imports to Egypt must have a certificate from the country of origin that the product is not genetically modified and the rule will also apply to Egyptian…

Reuters