Nile Cotton workers protest at parliament
CAIRO: Striking workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company protested outside the People's Assembly yesterday, demanding that PA members intervene in a long-running pay dispute."Wages haven't been paid and we…
Amer appointed as Contractors new coach
CAIRO: Mohamed Amer has been hired as Arab Contractors new coach, just few hours after Mohamed Radwan was officially sacked.The club board announced that Mohsen Al-Refae and Mohamed Ouda were…
Zaki reverts over Zamalek return
CAIRO: Amr Zaki backed down on the prospect of returning to Zamalek, stressing that "it is impossible for him to play in Egypt next season.The 26-year-old striker indicated recently that…
Egypt police find explosives hoard
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police on Friday seized 200 kg of explosives hidden in a village south of the Suez Canal after a tip off from local residents, a security official said.The…
British actress kills herself in Paris, says agent
British actor Lucy Gordon, an up-and-coming talent who played a role in Spider-Man 3 and will soon appear as Jane Birkin in a Serge Gainsbourg biopic, has killed herself in…
Aboul Gheit to visit US instead of Mubarak
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit is to visit Washington next week after President Hosni Mubarak called off a meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama, state news agency…
European medics continue hunger strike at Rafah border
CAIRO: Nine European doctors and nurses refused entry into Gaza at the Rafah border crossing continued their hunger strike for the fourth day.The medics have been going to the crossing…
The work of a hen night DJ
The old tradition of the henna night has been a growing trend in recent years, and brides-to-be are now just as busy planning their henna night as they are planning…