A time for reflection, a call for action
On the first anniversary commemorating the end of the July 2006 Israeli-Lebanese war, Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, wrote an Op-Ed article entitled A time for reflection,…
Smuggled crocodiles overwhelm Cairo zoo
CAIRO: A sudden influx of hundreds of baby crocodiles seized while being smuggled out of Cairo airport has left a zoo in the Egyptian capital struggling to deal with the…
Arafat's widow stripped of Tunisian citizenship
TUNIS: Tunisia has stripped the widow of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of Tunisian citizenship, officials said Tuesday.A formal decree published Aug. 2 in Tunisia s official register indicated that…
State denies child died of torture, rights groups see a cover-up
CAIRO: The Interior Ministry has denied allegations that 12-year-old Mohamed Mamdouh Abdel Aziz was tortured to death in a Mansoura police station after his arrest for petty theft, and asserted…
EFA give Zamalek one week to resolve El-Abdi case
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has set a one-week deadline for Zamalek in order to resolve their row with Tunisian side Sfaxien over the transfer of defender Wissem El-Abdi.Zamalek…
Israeli player accuses Egyptian of deliberate foul after Turkish league brawl
ISTANBUL: An Israeli soccer player accused an Egyptian opponent of deliberately fouling him after a 90th-minute tackle led to a brawl and the suspension of a Turkish league match.Trabzonspor defender…
Culture Minister takes no sides on corruption case
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will take no sides on a recent corruption case involving two of the ministry s top employees, Ayman Abdel Moneim and Hussein Ahmed Hussein, Ahmed…
Fatima and The Freedom Fries launch Citadel Music Festival
Austrian band Fatima and The Freedom Fries delivered a rousing performance at the Sariyat El Gabal stage in the Salah Eddin Citadel on the opening day of the 17th Music…