Egyptians most enthusiastic followers of World Cup games in Mideast, says survey
CAIRO: Egyptians are the most enthusiastic followers of the 2010 World Cup games in the Middle East and Africa region, a global survey conducted by The Nielsen Company recently revealed.…
Pope Shenouda resorts to Supreme Constitutional Court on remarriage controversy
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, assigned the Church's legal committee to file a lawsuit at the Supreme Constitutional Court to settle the legal controversy regarding…
Skilled volunteerism on the rise in Egypt
CAIRO: For the past couple of years a new trend in the non-profit sector has been gradually spreading; that of professional skill-based volunteer work. While philanthropy has existed in the…
Brazil beats North Korea 2-1 in their WCup opener
JOHANNESBURG: Maicon and Elano scored second-half goals as Brazil broke through a solid North Korean defense to win its opening World Cup match 2-1 Tuesday. Brazil escaped with a hard-fought…
Ivory Coast outplays Portugal but draws 0-0
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Portugal in the teams' opening match of the World Cup on Tuesday, largely outplaying its higher-ranked opponent despite Didier Drogba only…
World-Cup Thursday Preview: France, Argentina and more
POLOKWANE, South Africa: A French team in disarray will face a Mexico lineup which is growing in confidence in a Group A match on Thursday that could be crucial in…
NZealand scores late for 1-1 draw with Slovakia
RUSTENBURG, South Africa: Winston Reid headed in an injury-time goal Tuesday to give New Zealand a 1-1 draw with Slovakia at the World Cup. Shane Smeltz crossed the ball for…
Israel 'mulls plan to ease Gaza blockade'
JERUSALEM: Israel's security cabinet was meeting on Wednesday to reportedly consider an international proposal for significantly easing its Gaza blockade after weeks of mounting global pressure. The 15-member body was…
Iraqi officials say bombs kill 1, wound 8 people
BAGHDAD: Two separate blasts in eastern Baghdad Wednesday killed one person and wounded eight people, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. The officials said one of the bombs was attached…
Iran parliament backs 20 percent uranium enrichment. says speaker
TEHRAN: Parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday called on Iran's government to push ahead with its controversial program to enrich uranium to 20 percent, despite being slapped with fresh UN…