Mufti says religious discourse needs shift towards tolerance
CAIRO: Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa called for increased efforts to promote religious tolerance Monday at the launch of the C-1 World Dialogue Annual Report."We need profound change . to…
Swine flu cases reach 40, says health ministry
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health reported one more case of H1N1 virus, raising the total of cases in Egypt to 40. A 13-year-old girl who recently arrived from the United…
Hisham Talaat Moustafa accuses editors of defamation
CAIRO: Public Prosecutor Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud has called businessman Hisham Talaat Moustafa in for questioning over a complaint he submitted against a newspaper and a magazine.According to local press reports Monday,…
Egypt court sentences 11 Bedouin to death for murder
ISMAILIYA: Eleven members of an Egyptian Bedouin tribe have been sentenced to death for killing a member of a rival tribe in front of his wife and young children.Judge Fathi…
Abdullah rejects Masri approach
CAIRO: Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Abdullah turned down overtures from Masri, who offered to sign him starting next season. The Cairo club s board convened on Thursday to discuss the summer…
Police probe alleged theft from Egypt players
JOHANNESBURG: Police and the hotel where the Egypt team have been staying during the Confederations Cup are looking into allegations that some of the players had money stolen from their…
Bruno v Borat: British satirist pokes fun at former guise
British satirist Sacha Baron Cohen brought London s theatre-land to a standstill at premiere of his new film Bruno - and jokingly rapped his former hit character Borat for fueling…