Noor Shamari, "In Cairo, we have no prospects"
CAIRO: Officially, there were 9,126 Iraqi refugees registered with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Cairo in September, the second largest group after the Sudanese.Most started arriving in late 2006,…
Transport ministry to investigate 34 officials from Railway Authority
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Transportation Mohamed Mansour referred 34 officials from the National Railway Authority to an investigative committee looking into the tragic collision of two passenger trains on Saturday.…
EU favor poverty aid amid recession
CAIRO: In the midst of the biggest global downturn in 60 years, Europeans firmly bolstered their support for development aid according to a survey by the European Commission (EC).The poll…
MB students banned from university elections
CAIRO: Students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood as well as other political parties were banned from running in the student union elections in Egypt's public universities. Forty university students affiliated…
Student detained for allegedly defaming ad mogul Tarek Nour
CAIRO: Despite a release order from the prosecution office, Tamer Azab remains in custody for allegedly defaming advertising mogul Tarek Nour.Azab, a student at Misr University for Science and Technology…
Ahly's signings failed to prove their worth – coach
CAIRO: Coach Hossam Al-Badri admitted on Sunday that most of Ahli s close-season signings did not come up to the team s standards.The Egyptian champions signed eight players in the…
Zamalek give coach Michel reprieve
CAIRO: Zamalek gave beleaguered coach Henri Michel some respite by claiming a hard-fought 3-2 victory over a brave Military Production side in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday.An own goal…