Marriage officials arrested for under age unions
CAIRO: Three Egyptian officials have been arrested for conducting weddings in which the brides were under age, a judicial source said on Saturday.The marriage registrars (ma'azouns) from Daqhiliya province married…
Sports Talk: Soon, the Chosen One
Two weeks left before Egypt plays one of the most important and most difficult games in its football history. A few notes in the lead-up to the Nov. 14 collision…
Goalkeeper Sobhi rejects new Ismaili deal
ISMAILIA: Ismaili goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhi rejected a new contract from the Dervishes as he opted to consider options available in the winter break.Ismaili said on their official site that a…
African migrants arrested by Egypt on hunger strike
EL-ARISH: Twenty-five Africans arrested by Egypt over the past two months for trying to enter Israel illegally have started a hunger strike, a security official told AFP on Thursday.The migrants,…
Rapper releases video directed by Heath Ledger
SYDNEY: An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.N fa Forster-Jones posted the 3 minute,…
France kicks off two-week literary prize season
France s annual book prize season was launched Thursday, a two-week whirl of media buzz and wining-and-dining for the literary elite of the country that first came up with the…
Egypt has plans to sell stakes in state firms
CAIRO: Egypt s Investment Ministry has drawn up a plan to sell stakes of up to 49 percent in selected state-owned firms but is in no hurry to offload the…
Egyptian-funded Globalive not Canadian enough
TORONTO: Canada s telecom regulator said Thursday that startup wireless carrier Globalive does not comply with Canada s ownership standards because it is majority funded and controlled by Orascom, an…
Heliopolis says hello to Thai
Most dining ventures open in the heart of the city, and as a resident of Heliopolis, a craving for Italian or a dinner date usually has me making the trek…