UN rights body narrowly passes Islamophobia resolution
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution condemning Islamophobic behavior, including Switzerland's minaret building ban, despite some states' major reservations.The resolution, criticized by the US…
Negotiations beak down between IOL staff and Qatar
CAIRO: Negotiations between lawyers from Islam Online (IOL) and Media International were stalled Thursday afternoon after both parties failed to agree on terms for a financial settlement slated to end…
Sports Talk: Messi not yet the best
Barcelona club president Joan Laporta is getting ahead of himself when he says Lionel Messi is the best footballer ever. One does not become the best in history in the…
Title hopefuls Zamalek taking it one game at a time
CAIRO: Zamalek still have a mathematical chance of winning the Egyptian Premier League but coach Hossam Hassan does not seem too bothered by that prospect.The Cairo side claimed their 10th…
Bird flu remains a threat, says WHO
MANILA: Bird flu outbreaks that have killed seven people in several countries so far this year show the virus remains a threat to humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) said…
Egypt growth seen at 6.5 pct in 2011/12: ministry
CAIRO: Egypt s economy is expected to grow by 5.8 percent in the current fiscal year and 6.5 percent in 2011/12 as it shakes off the global economic crisis, Economic…
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza, say medics
GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday, local medics said.Muawiya Hassanein, the head of Gaza emergency…
Lebanon's Cairo ambassador to attend Libya summit
BEIRUT: Lebanon s ambassador to Egypt will attend the Arab summit in Libya after President Michel Sleiman decided not to go amid a spat over the suspected disappearance there of…
Arab leaders bid to 'rescue' Jerusalem amid Israeli defiance
SIRTE: Arab leaders gather for an annual summit in Libya at the weekend determined to "rescue Jerusalem as Israel defies international calls for a settlement freeze in the Holy City.The…