IT minister announces bonuses to postal workers
CAIRO: At a Revolution Day celebration in Alexandria on Sunday, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel announced that postal workers shall receive significant bonuses for their recent performance.…
At least five killed in Gaza tunnel collapse, say medics
GAZA CITY: Four more bodies were pulled out on Monday from a smuggling tunnel between Hamas-run Gaza and Egypt a day after its collapse, raising the death toll to at…
Syrian actor denies he was impeded in Gaza entry
CAIRO: Syrian actor Dureid Laham denied that he had been impeded by Egypt in his attempt to enter Gaza last week."All that was said about Cairo impeding my visit to…
COMMENTARY: Swine flu for grownups
PRINCETON: No one knows how the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic will evolve. Will it keep spreading, or will it fizzle? Will it retreat during the northern hemisphere's summer and return…
H1N1 cases in Egypt reach 200
CAIRO: Fifteen new H1N1 cases have been diagnosed in Egypt, raising the country's total to 200, Egypt's Ministry of Health announced Sunday.According to the ministry's official statement, 10 of the…
Petroleum school is university applicants' top choice
CAIRO: The Suez School of Petroleum and Minerals is college applicants' top choice this year, and will be accepting students with a score of 99.4 percent and above, the Ministry…
Ahly backtrack on Benji, keep 'new Messi'
CAIRO: Ahly backed down on signing Moroccan striker Abdessallam Benjelloun as they intend to register Algerian sensation Amir Sayoud. Benjelloun was set to move to Cairo from Scottish side Hibernian…
Five sentenced to death for pushing teen off train
ISMAILIYA: Five Egyptians were sentenced to death on Saturday for hurling a teenager to his death from a moving train after stealing his mobile phone and LE 3, judicial sources…
Aboul-Ella contemplates retirement
CAIRO: Former Zamalek midfielder Mohamed Aboul-Ella said on Saturday he was considering retiring from professional football.The 29-year-old, who came through Zamalek s youth ranks, left the Cairo giants last month…