9,301 cases of underage marriages in Egypt
CAIRO: A total of 9,301 cases of underage marriage were found in Egypt, according to Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud.Around 4,100 of these cases were found in Cairo, Mahmoud said…
Conference discusses women's rights in MENA region
CAIRO: The Alliance for Arab Women, Karama and UNIFEM organized two conferences on women's rights in the Arab world in Cairo this week.The weeklong series of events culminated on Tuesday…
Church demands compensation for Farshout residents
CAIRO: The Egyptian Church is demanding compensation for the Coptic residents of a village in Qena whose houses and shops were looted and burned in sectarian clashes last month, sources…
Six swine flu deaths bring Egypt tally to 77
CAIRO: Six swine flu related deaths were reported on Thursday, raising Egypt's death toll to 77, according to health ministry spokesperson Abdel Rahman Shahin. Three cases were announced early Thursday,…
Sports Talk: Notwithstanding, Woods is the best
Seems an unlikely time to vote for him, but the selection of Tiger Woods as the Athlete of the Decade was more about his performance on the course than his…
Police thrash Mahalla in extraordinary conditions
CAIRO: Police Union claimed a thumping 4-0 victory over Egyptian Premier League strugglers Ghazl Mahalla in a match that witnessed three penalties and five expulsions.After just one minute, Police were…
Wasteful Contractors lose at ENPPI
CAIRO: A misfiring Arab Contractors side had a one-goal advantage overturned to lose 2-1 at ENPPI in the Egyptian Premier League on Tuesday.The Mountain Wolves were fired in front only…
Hodoud boss Al-Ashri set to resign
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud coach Tarek Al-Ashri stated that he would hand in his resignation, following his side s 3-2 home defeat to Military Production in the Egyptian Premier League on…