Amnesty International says prisoner abuse in Egypt is systematic and widespread
Associated PressCAIRO: Human rights group Amnesty International accused Egypt of systematically abusing prisoners - including torture and years of detention without trial - and warned the problem could worsen because…
Actor Khaled Abol Naga is appointed Unicef Egypt Goodwill Ambassador
HEAD: Unicef Egypt has announced the appointment of leading actor Khaled Abol Naga as a Goodwill Ambassador.Abol Naga - the star of numerous movies as well as a top personality…
Think twice before you tie the knot, say experts
CAIRO: A seminar that warned against the hazards of consanguine marriages called for introducing laws that would make it obligatory for newly-married couples with blood relations and those considering the…
French NGO to support street children
CAIRO: Ambassador Mushira Khattab, Secretary General of the National Council for Maternity and Childhood, met last week with Xavier Emmanuel, founder of Samusocial International (SSI), a French NGO assisting victims…
Dokki court hears case to ban human rights websites
CAIRO: The Sixth District Court in Dokki heard the first session of the case between Alexandria Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRInfo) over…
Al-Safti suspended by Zamalek
CAIRO: Zamalek's technical staff suspended defender Amr Al-Safti on Tuesday when he didn't show up at the recent training sessions in protest salary dock. Al-Safti got angry when he knew…
Ramy Ashour wins biggest prize in world squash
CAIRO: World junior champion Ramy Ashour has won the world's richest squash tournament, the 2007 Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open, in a dramatic all-Egyptian men's final against world number one…