Foreign Ministry says will appeal Dresden ruling to dismiss case against German police
CAIRO: Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement Saturday refuting accusations in the media that the ministry will not appeal a Dreseden court decision to dismiss a case against…
Court bans three students in niqab from attending exams
CAIRO: The Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court supported the prohibition of three university students wearing niqab - the full face veil - from attending exams. On Sunday, the court refused an…
Court quashes murder conviction of youth who confessed under torture
CAIRO: The conviction of a youth found guilty of murdering a three-year-old boy and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment has been quashed. Ramy Ibrahim was 17 at the time the…
Ismaili defender bemused by Shehata snub
CAIRO: Ismaili full-back Ahmed Samir Farag has joined Hassan Shehata s critics as he questioned the Egypt coach s decision to exclude him from his African Cup of Nations squad.The…
Sports Talk: Calling on inspiration
No country has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times running. Egypt s bid to do just that should be incentive enough for the players who definitely need motivation.How…
Mido feels offended by exclusion manner
CAIRO: Mido said he felt offended by the way coach Hassan Shehata excluded him from Egypt s squad for the African Cup of Nations finals in Angola.The Zamalek man was…
Foreign activists in Gaza protest Israeli closures
EREZ CROSSING: Hundreds of people including international activists protested on both sides of a Gaza Strip border crossing on Thursday against Israeli closures imposed on the Hamas-ruled territory. It s…
2009 among deadliest years for media: watchdog
BRUSSELS: The year 2009 was one of the worst for the targeted killing of media workers, with 113 lives lost, a leading watchdog said Thursday and called on governments to…
German hell-raiser Nina Hagen pens Jesus book
German punk pioneer and scandal queen Nina Hagen is writing a book about Jesus, she said on her website Thursday.The former hell-raiser, now 54, said she had come a long…