Ismaili coaching staff resign
CAIRO: Ismaili s coaching staff have resigned after the club s board imposed a harsh sanction on the players who featured in Sunday s goalless draw with Asyut Petroleum in…
Egypt university to appeal niqab ruling
CAIRO: A leading Cairo university will appeal a court decision allowing female students to don the full face veil on campus dormitories, a university official said on Monday. Cairo s…
Actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32
Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit Clueless and rose to stardom in 8 Mile before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday…
Egypt to demand return of Nefertiti bust from Germany
CAIRO: Egypt s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Sunday that Cairo will demand the return of a 3,400 year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, accusing Germany of fraudulently acquiring it.Hawass,…
Telecom Egypt to seek mobile service: report
CAIRO: Egypt s fixed-line monopoly Telecom Egypt will need to provide mobile services to compensate for declining landline subscriptions, a company executive was quoted on Monday as saying. The company…
Russian FM meets Mubarak in Cairo
CAIRO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on Monday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the second day of a visit to boost ties with his country s main…
Egypt's presence in Iraq would create balance: Iraqi FM
CAIRO: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari called on Monday for a stronger Egyptian presence in Iraq to create balance in his country, which has been plagued by a recent spate…
Muslim Brotherhood appoints new members to Guidance Office
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood elected 16 new members to its Guidance Office who will lead the group for a four-year term, Supreme Guide Mohamed Mahdi Akef said."There has been a…
Pro-Gaza march to go on as planned despite Egypt ban
CAIRO: The Gaza Freedom March will move forward with plans to march into Gaza on Dec. 31 despite having its request rejected by Egypt's foreign ministry Monday. "Our efforts and…
