Endowments ministry distributes book on harassment
CAIRO: As of this week, the Ministry of Endowments began distributing a book titled, "Sexual Harassment: Causes and Solutions, among imams at mosques nationwide.The book was written by the Minister…
National human rights council to present annual report in Geneva, 2010
CAIRO: The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) will present the findings of its latest annual review to the United Nations' Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) in February…
Poem offender's appeal hearing bumped until July 18
CAIRO: The appeal hearing of Mounir Said Hanna, who was convicted on May 30, 2009 of insulting the Egyptian president, has been postponed until July 18, the Arab Network for…
COMMENTARY: Are Egyptians ready for international competition?
CAIRO: Are Egyptians ready for international competition? Apparently not. We're really good at getting "so far. But, once we get there, it seems something, some inner fire that propels athletes…
Sports Talk: Seeing stars. and stripes
By the time the Confederations Cup ends, either Brazil or the US will have lifted the trophy. For Egypt, though, the tournament concluded earlier after that embarrassing 3-0 defeat at…
Shehata reveals on-field spat
CAIRO: An exchange of words between Amr Zaki and some of his teammates contributed to Egypt s World Cup qualifier loss to Algeria, coach Hassan Shehata said on Thursday.In an…
Pop icon Michael Jackson dead at 50
LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson is dead after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world and tributes pouring in Friday for the tortured music icon revered as the…
