Al-Hadari suffers head injury in training
CAIRO: Zamalek new recruit Essam Al-Hadari required ten stitches to treat a head injury sustained in the team's pre-season camp in Switzerland, the Cairo club said. Al-Hadari was forced out…
No Egyptian team can afford my wages: Zidan
CAIRO: Borussia Dortmund forward Mohamed Zidan implied that playing in the Egyptian league would be difficult for him as no club can afford his wages. Zidan, who is currently in…
Inflation stable for June but may increase in July
CAIRO: Egypt’s annual headline inflation reached 10.2 percent in June led by a 16.9 percent increase in food and beverage prices, according to statistics released Saturday by the Central…
Transportation ministry to issue new smart cards for metro passengers
CAIRO: In an effort to improve the underground metro ticketing system, the Ministry of Transportation is planning to issue new smart cards in more than 20 different metro stations around…
Uncertainty over destination of Libyan ship carrying Gaza aid
ATHENS/JERUSALEM: Israel on Sunday vowed to prevent a Libyan aid ship from running the Gaza blockade after it appeared to be heading for the besieged enclave, despite a flurry of…
Website says Gibson rant audio not the last word
The two-minute clip of Mel Gibson using a racial slur and calling his ex-girlfriend a "whore" during an argument are unlikely to be the last ugly words the public…
Nolan, DiCaprio play mind games with ‘Inception’
It's no rarity for blockbuster Hollywood directors to dream big. Dreaming big and smart, though, is Christopher Nolan's specialty. Nolan elevated the superhero thriller to high art with "The Dark…
If you think the burqa is degrading, banning it is not the solution
Pierre Bayle, a 17th-century philosopher and theologian, wrote one of the first works on religious toleration of the western tradition. He argued that Christians should not use force to convert…
Open air terrace
The Ramses Hilton hotel celebrated the beginning of the summer season with the opening of its open-air terrace Al Mandara, where guests can enjoy the summer breeze and a big…
Witness intimidation continues in Khaled Saeid death case, say lawyers
By Ingy Hassieb and Sarah Carr CAIRO: El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence filed a complaint with the attorney general Saturday, demanding that the intimidation of…