New rule for 'Abd-Rabou penalty'
CAIRO: Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou will not be allowed to take his trade-mark penalty anymore as FIFA ruled against feinting before taking a spot kick. Abd-Rabou, Egypt's number one penalty…
Ghaly on Zamalek radar
CAIRO: Zamalek will open talks with Hossam Ghaly in the near future over a possible summer deal, the Cairo club said. The Egypt midfielder is set to leave Saudi Arabia's…
Family and Population Minister accuses protesting father of endangering his children
CAIRO: Minister of Family and Population Moshira Khattab filed a case to the general attorney against a father who has been protesting along with his three children in front of…
Meteb out for two months
CAIRO: Ahly striker Emad Meteb is set for a two-month layoff due to a nagging back problem, the league champions said. The news means that the Red Devils will be…
Social solidarity ministry joins forces with AUC to reduce poverty
CAIRO: The Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Social Research Center at the American University in Cairo (AUC) joined forces in order to alleviate poverty in the governorates of Sohag…
Rights groups denounce foreign minister's complaint against columnist
CAIRO: Human rights groups denounced Wednesday the foreign minister’s complaint before the prosecution against columnist Hamdy Qandil. Press reports said Tuesday that Qandil had already been interrogated by the prosecutor…
Does racist behavior still persist in Egypt?
CAIRO: “In the past, I fought each day in the streets, now I gave up,” Nelly told Daily News Egypt. Nelly is a 25-year-old girl from Cameroon who has lived…
Egypt moves Nile basin file to National Security Authority
CAIRO: Responsibility for the Nile issue had been taken from the Irrigation and Foreign ministries and handed over to the National Security Authority headed by Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman when…
Would Americans cross boundaries for peace?
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida: The Mideast peace “proximity talks” are a step backward from years of direct negotiations. The ethnic Diasporas in the United States have both helped and hindered…
Palestinian football drama for social change
BETHLEHEM, West Bank: In Bethlehem’s Manger Square, under a full moon, two lovers recite Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish’s words of affection and longing. Where they stand, shadows cast on…