Azhar Sheikh permits abortion for rape victims with 'good reputation'
CAIRO: Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy said that rape victims…
Egypt still free of H1N1, says ministry
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Health confirmed that Egypt is free of the…
NCHR report criticizes state of emergency, thousands of administrative detentions
CAIRO: The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) launched its fifth annual…
Pope hopes for a fruitful Mideast trip
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI told his weekly general audience on Wednesday…
Study examines public perception of press freedom in Egypt
CAIRO: A recent study explored freedom of the press in Egypt, along…
1,821 pigs slaughtered, government continues culling campaign
CAIRO: Despite resistance from pig farmers, government plans to slaughter pigs as…
Omar Effendi workers resume strike against wage discrimination
CAIRO: Employees of the Omar Effendi department store have launched another strike,…
Bush's intellectual torturers
PARIS: The top-secret memoranda released by the Obama administration concerning torture practices…
Swinish profit from fever
In hindsight, this was a predictable consequence of the swine flu outbreak:…