Italy gives 1.3 million euros to Cairo museum refit
CAIRO: Italy will provide more than 1.3 million euros ($1.9 million) to renovate the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the countries culture ministers announced on Thursday. Farouk Hosni and Francesco Rutelli…
Greater Cairo needs multi-perspective planning for future expansion, say experts
CAIRO: Traffic congestions, pollution, internal migration, the invasion of construction at the expense of dwindling greenery are starting to shed a dark shadow on the capital's future. Cairo's urban future…
Railway workers threaten to go on hunger strike, demand rights
CAIRO: Nearly 200 railway safety technicians are threatening to start a hunger strike to express their growing dissatisfaction with wages and working conditions.They began a protest Wednesday in Cairo's Ramsis…
Muslim woman forced to remove headscarf, files suit
LOS ANGELES: A Muslim woman arrested for riding a commuter train without a valid ticket has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States, claiming her religious freedom was violated…
Senior UN fellow urges Egypt to take "leadership role"
CAIRO: An Egyptian Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation, Mohamed El-Ashry, gave a presentation to the Arab League Wednesday on the recently released 2007/2008 UN Human Development Report on…
Gilberto ruled out of Aluminum game
CAIRO: Angolan winger Sebastiao Gilberto was dropped from Al Ahly's squad in its game with Aluminum on Thursday, in the League's day 13. According to the club's official website, coach…
Egypt to face Angola in friendly
CAIRO: Egypt will complete preparations for next year s African Cup of Nations with a friendly warm-up game against Angola on Jan. 13, one week before kick off. Angola accepted…
Al Ahly youngster Mamdouh in Galaxy trial
CAIRO: Al Ahly allowed 19-year-old Ahmed Mamdouh to go on trial with MLS side LA Galaxy, the Cairo club announced on Wednesday.The Reds received a trial offer for the highly…
Officials meet in Egypt, hopes high ahead of EU-Africa weekend summit
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Officials meeting here Wednesday to prepare for the upcoming EU-Africa summit this weekend expressed high hopes, lauding that envoys from both the European Union and the African Union…