EIPR demands release of detained 'Quranists'
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released a statement saying it will renew its demands to release the five alleged Quranist detainees, accused of contempt for religion, who…
A Church source denies news about the church's new laws
CAIRO: A source in the Coptic Orthodox church, who preferred to remain anonymous, denied news that the church plans to implement new laws regulating Christian marriages and permissions to build…
New research questions identification of mummies, reliability of DNA testing
CAIRO: In a communiqué from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and a team of researchers strongly questioned a recent research team's…
Zamalek hold on to Abdul-Monsef
CAIRO: Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abdul-Monsef revealed on Sunday that the club has rejected Catania s $450,000 bid to buy him for next season. I sat down with chairman Mamdouh Abbas…
Basic needs met in Gaza but economy near collapse
JERUSALEM: While humanitarian aid flows into the Gaza Strip are meeting most of the basic needs of the Palestinians, industries are unable to export their goods. This has lead to…
New law to curb accident rates proves ineffective
CAIRO: A new decree issued by Interior Minister Habib El Adly prohibiting trucks from using the 26th of July Corridor (Mehwar) has not helped decrease accident rates so far, residents…
Danish court acquits lawmaker of defamation in Prophet cartoons case
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The leader of a nationalist party was acquitted Friday of calling Islamic leaders traitors after they had sought support in the Middle East against a Danish newspaper, which…
Egyptian shares edge down on profit taking
CAIRO: Egypt s two main indexes dipped on Thursday for the second consecutive session as investors harvested the week s earlier gains in blue-chips led by Orascom Construction Industries, traders…
