NGO condemns public prosecution, implicates it in detention of blogger
CAIRO: Egyptian NGO the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has launched a stinging attack on the public prosecution office for what it describes as its "contribution to the…
Hussein bomb was placed under park bench with washing machine timer
CAIRO: Forensic reports of the Khan El-Khalili bomb blast last Sunday have concluded that the bomb was detonated from under one of the stone benches in Al-Hussein Square, the MENA…
Al-Dostour journalists face trial for publishing offenses
CAIRO: Al-Dostour's journalists are facing yet another criminal trial for alleged publishing offenses committed in an article which appeared in the independent daily last year.The trial of Al-Dostour chief editor…
Abou-Trika out for four weeks, Al-Badri angry
CAIRO: Ahly playmaker Mohamed Abou-Trikais set to be sidelined for up to four weeks, after picking up an ankle injury during the League game Petrojet on Sunday.The 30-year-old had to…
Tora Cement workers win pay victory after protest
HELWAN: Workers at the Tora Cement plant have reached an agreement regarding one of their demands concerning pay and conditions after staging a protest Monday.Some 200 workers had assembled in…
Olmert names two officials to replace Gaza pointman
JERUSALEM: Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has named two senior officials to replace Amos Gilad, who was suspended as Israel s pointman for Gaza truce talks, public radio said on…
Further arrests made in Hussein bombing
CAIRO: Further suspects were taken in for questioning over the Al-Hussein bombings on Sunday while others have been released, according to various press reports.Police have taken in 11 suspects from…