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Obama asks Shia cleric to help settle Iraq impasse, report

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has sent a letter to Iraq's top Shia…

AFP
AFP

Pregnant moms who overeat could make obese babies

Women who gain too much weight during pregnancy have big babies, putting…

Daily News Egypt

Activist sentenced to 6 months for assaulting policeman

By Marine Weitzmann CAIRO: Al Manshiya Court sentenced activist Hassan Mustafa to six…

DNE
DNE

Ghad party members to elect new leader Friday

CAIRO: An emergency general assembly meeting will be held Friday morning at…

Marwa Al-A’sar

NILESAT 201 launched into space from French Guiana

CAIRO/KOUROU, French Guiana: An Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the Arianespace…

Daily News Egypt Authors

Website editor sentenced to six months in prison for libel

CAIRO: The editor-in-chief of a local website has been sentenced to six…

Sarah Carr

Abdullah Saied hands Ismaili major boost

CAIRO: Abdullah Saied, whose absence contributed to Ismaili's recent lack of flair,…

Hatem Maher

Meteb falls out of Egypt favor

CAIRO: Emad Meteb will not be included in Egypt's squad until further…

Hatem Maher

Ex-Zamalek official defends Geddo against old club

CAIRO: Geddo's transfer saga has taken another twist as a former Zamalek…

Omar AbdelAziz

US-Egyptian dissident Saad Eddin Ibrahim returns to Egypt

CAIRO: Saad Eddin Ibrahim, the Egyptian-American academic and vocal government critic, returned…

Daily News Egypt