Libya Calling
The recent signing in Tripoli of "a comprehensive claims settlement between the United States and Libya marks a new beginning not only in US-Libya relations, but between Libya and the…
In search of 'true' Islam
Last week I had a debate with the editor-in-chief of a Christian daily newspaper in Denmark, which had refused to publish the controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohamed in 2006,…
PRESS ROUND UP: Tamim murder dubbed 'crime of the year' by local press
CAIRO: Hisham Talaat Moustafa, Egyptian billionaire and real estate tycoon, charged with hiring a hitman to murder Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, is making headlines in the local press. Some papers…
Endowments ministry denies banning Ramadan retreats
CAIRO: The Ministry of Endowments has not banned Muslims from practicing customary Ramadan mosque retreats (e'tekaf) during the final days of Ramadan, Sheikh Baher Darwish, chairman of the government mosques…
Victims' families and defense committee clash on ferry appeal hearing
CAIRO: On the first appeal hearing against the verdict of the doomed Al Salam 98 ferry case, families of the victims clashed with Al Salam company's defense committee when the…
100 pct of Egypt's honey infected, says study
CAIRO: A recent study conducted by the National Institute for Medical Surveillance and Research revealed that 100 percent of the honey produced in Egypt is infected with "Cloramfenicol, which causes…
Lawyers condemn education ministry's decision to start schools on Sept. 20
CAIRO: Two lawyers have initiated legal proceedings against Egypt's prime minister, the education minister and the minister of higher education in objection to their decision to start the academic year…
Al-Gohari reconsiders Ismaili offer
CAIRO: Mahmoud Al-Gohari is reconsidering whether to coach Ismaili after resigning from his post as the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) technical director.Ismaili, who are yet to appoint a new coach…
Zamalek assure Hollman's position
CAIRO: Zamalek board denied any intentions of firing German coach Rainer Hollman following the team s 3-0 defeat to ASEC Mimosas in the African Champions League, according to a statement…
Shawky out of Congo game
CAIRO: midfielder Mohamed Shawky will miss the crucial World Cup qualifier against DR Congo due to injury.The Middlesbrough man pulled out of Egypt's squad after sustaining a groin injury, assistant…