Beware of the global human rights crisis, says Amnesty chief
CAIRO: Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan on Wednesday urged governments to ensure that their responses to the global economic crisis do not sideline human rights, during the launch of…
Opposition party leader files complaint against Hisham Talaat Moustafa's lawyer for insulting judge
CAIRO: Mohamed Abdel Aal, chairman of the Social Justice Party, submitted Wednesday a complaint at the Prosecutor General's office against lawyer Farid El-Deeb and "El-Beit Betak talk show crew for…
Nour denies 'hairdryer' claims
CAIRO: Former Ghad party leader Ayman Nour denied claims made by a dermatologist that burn injuries he received on Friday evening were caused by a hairdryer, rather than an unknown…
Egyptian swingers deny previous confessions
CAIRO: A couple convicted for organizing "spouse-swapping parties last October denied confessions they claimed were forcibly extracted from them by police officers, during their first appeal session. The couple had…
Farouk Hosni apologizes for 'anti-Israeli' statements
CAIRO: In response to an article published by French newspaper Le Monde, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni apologized for making "anti-Israeli statements in an editorial published in the same paper.…
Beating Egypt not Oman's objective
CAIRO: Oman will not be seeking to register a win over Egypt in the imminent friendly exhibition, according to president of the Omani FA Khaled Ben Hamed. Recording a victory…
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Abdel-Hamid back in Ahly squad
CAIRO: Error-prone keeper Amir Abdel-Hamid has been included in Ahly s squad for the CAF Confederation Cup game at Angola s Santos on Sunday. Abdul-Hamid hasn t been named in…