Al Ahly bounce back to seal semi-finals slot
CAIRO: Mighty Al Ahly of Egypt overcame a recent slump to beat Asec of Ivory Coast 2-0 Sunday and reach the African Champions League semi-finals. The deadlock in a tense…
Man forces his wife to be circumcised
CAIRO: A man forced his 20-year-old wife to be circumcised after a year of marriage, resulting in her hospitalization for acute bleeding, the state-run news agency reported Saturday.According to the…
Egyptian students charged with carrying explosives across Florida state lines
TAMPA: Two Egyptian students at a south Florida university were indicted Friday on federal explosives charges, but prosecutors would not say whether the men planned to carry out an attack…
Bosnia claims world kissing record
SARAJEVO: Organizers of an event in which almost 7,000 couples kissed simultaneously in a Bosnian town on Saturday said their effort deserved a place in the Guinness Book of World…
Authorities detain 12 Islamists
CAIRO: Authorities said on Sunday they had arrested 12 people embracing conservative Sunni Muslim ideas, a security source told AFP. The 12 Salafists were detained during the last two weeks…
MP faces questioning for criticizing parliament
CAIRO: A member of parliament linked to the opposition Muslim Brotherhood is to appear before a disciplinary committee for describing parliament as a rubber stamp, according to press reports Saturday.…
First Lady dismisses health rumors
DUBAI: First Lady Suzan Mubarak dismissed rumors of her husband s ill health in a television interview broadcast by the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya news channel on Sunday. "His health is excellent…
Palestinian teenager killed and Egyptian hit by stray bullet near Rafah crossing
CAIRO: A Hamas-organized demonstration to protest the closure of the Rafah crossing went sour Saturday when a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead as protestors attempted to rush the border.Hamas had…
Amnesty condemns Egypt's treatment of Muslim Brotherhood
LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International said Friday it was greatly concerned by the arrest of two Egyptian lawmakers from banned Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood. The London-based organization…
Court adjourns Muslim converts' appeal
CAIRO: An appeal by 12 Egyptian converts to Islam who wish to return to the Coptic Christian Church convened briefly on Saturday before being adjourned to Nov. 17, a judicial…