Reporter, editor and MP to stand trial for defamation against judge
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: MP Moamena Kamel, Chief Editor of Al-Shorouk daily newspaper Amr Khafagy, and Al-Shorouk journalist Hisham El-Mayany will all stand trial on Dec. 18 before the Giza…
Police force downtown protest over elections fraud to relocate
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A number of opposition parties and groups organized a protest against parliamentary “elections fraud” at the Journalists’ Syndicate on Sunday afternoon, after security prevented them from gathering…
Copt candidate blames NDP ‘Islamists’ for Egypt poll defeat
By AFP CAIRO: A Coptic opposition candidate defeated in a parliamentary poll accused "extremist" Islamic elements in the ruling party on Friday of trying to further marginalize Egypt's beleaguered Christian…
Two Egyptian women die from swine flu, bird flu
CAIRO: Two Egyptian women passed away this weekend in the Delta from swine flu and bird flu, the Ministry of Health said. The swine flu victim, a 30-year-old pharmacist from…
Papyri found in Austria shed new light on Arab conquests
VIENNA: More than 250 papyri recently discovered in Austria's national library have shed new light on the Arab conquest of north Africa and northwest Asia in the 1st century AD,…
Shark behind Red Sea resort attacks still at large, says NGO
CAIRO: An Egyptian NGO warned on Saturday that at least one of the sharks believed to have mauled tourists swimming in Sharm El-Sheikh this week was still at large as…
Brotherhood denies kidnapping candidate prior to runoffs
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) denied accusations that it kidnapped Magdy Ashour, an MB-affiliated parliamentary candidate in Al-Nozha district of Cairo, to prevent him from contesting in the…
Sour grapes behind Egypt opposition boycott, says NDP
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's ruling party said on Saturday that an opposition boycott of a second round of polling in a parliamentary election was nothing but a case of sour…
Rithmo: Expect the unexpected
By Drew Storey After receiving an invitation to go to a place named Rithmo, I immediately began to imagine a grandiose multi-story dance complex filled with the same old garish nightclub…
Harry and Camila for Alchemy Cairo
By Heba Elkayal Husband and wife duo Harry and Camila are first time designers for Alchemy Cairo. Dutchman Harry and Chilean-born Camilla designed an interesting collection of couches and armchairs for…
