Zamalek Fan storms training, wants to play
CAIRO: A Zamalek fan stormed a training session on Wednesday and asked coach Hossam Hassan to give him a chance to play with the team.The man, who called himself Ahmed…
At least two migrants dead in Egypt boat accident
CAIRO: At least two Egyptians drowned when a boat ferrying illegal migrants to Italy capsized in the eastern Mediterranean off Egypt on Tuesday, a security official said. Rescue workers saved…
Tanta Flax and Oils workers protest unpaid retirement packages
CAIRO: Some 550 workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company continued to protest for the fifth day Tuesday in the company’s factory after early retirement packages were not paid.…
Biden wishes Mubarak speedy recovery
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden called President Hosni Mubarak on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from surgery in Germany, the White House said. "The vice president called…
Minister of Education fires officials in a bid to cull corruption
CAIRO: In the latest of a series of surprise visits and inspections in schools, Minister of Education Ahmed Zaki Badr fired the head of the Syllabi Development Center and demoted…
Minister's alleged statement on healthcare causes confusion
CAIRO: Alleged plans announced by the minister of health to drastically reduce the number of illnesses covered by government-sponsored healthcare have been met by both NGO consternation and confusion, while…
April 6 movement plans demonstration
CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement notified the Ministry of Interior of the demonstration it plans to stage on April 6 in front of parliament, calling for constitutional amendments on…
Outside experts to review WHO's swine flu response
GENEVA: A group of outside experts will scrutinize the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak and likely examine whether the global body could have been clearer when…
Egypt police kill Eritrean migrant near Israel border
CAIRO: Egyptian border police shot dead an Eritrean migrant on Monday as he tried to cross illegally into Israel, the third lethal shooting in as many days near the frontier,…