Wedding night turns into disaster
CAIRO: A tragic accident turned matrimonial bliss into a fatal union for a newly-wedded couple in Cairo last week.Ibrahim Shalabi, 27, and his bride Nagwa Ahmed had worked for years…
Junior's debatable strike lifts Zamalek past Petrojet
Cairo: Substitute playmaker Awuley Quay Junior scored a controversial goal in the stoppage time to give Zamalek a thrilling 2-1 victory over Petrojet in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday.The…
Egypt state rights watchdog got more than 5,000 complaints in 2006
CAIRO: Egypt s official National Human Rights Council received more than 5,000 complaints from citizens during 2006, the state MENA news agency said Sunday. The complaints received by the council…
OBITUARY: Nazre Dastgir
Member of the Board and Deputy Managing Director of Piraeus Bank, and Deputy Chairman of Delta Securities, Son of the late Mohamed Golam Dastgir, Former Deputy Governor of the Central…
State Minister wraps up visit to China
Cairo: State Minister for Administrative Development Ahmed Darwish left China Friday, wrapping up a four-day visit.During his visit to China, which included Beijing and Shanghai, Darwish held talks with senior…
Orascom Hotels to invest $491mln in budget housing
CAIRO: Egypt s Orascom Hotels and Development said on Sunday it would invest around LE 2.8 billion ($491 million) in budget housing projects associated with the government.The firm said it…
Interior Ministry accuses Al-Jazeera producer of harming public interest
CAIRO: The Ministry of Interior has charged and detained Howayda Taha, a producer in Al-Jazeera's newly-launched Documentary Channel, for possession of 50 videotapes that allegedly include simulated torture scenes in…
Arab League initiative for Lebanon only 'serious' one: Seniora
CAIRO: Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora said Saturday that an Arab League initiative aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon was the only serious one.It is the only…
Muslim Brotherhood in final preparations to establish a political party
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is in the final stages of forming a political party, said Mohamed Habib, deputy head of the banned-but-tolerated group.Habib told The Daily Star Egypt that…