Coptic community reacts to calls for strike via Facebook
CAIRO: A Facebook group has called for the Coptic community to strike on the day of Coptic New Year to express their dissatisfaction towards Government complacency towards sectarian issues.In a…
Hacker attack shuts down Twitter
NEW YORK: A hacker attack shut down Twitter on Thursday morning, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it…
Court upholds two-year jail sentence for Labor Party head
CAIRO: The Supreme Military Appeals Court upheld a ruling sentencing Magdy Ahmed Hussein, secretary general of the defunct Labor Party, to two years in jail for illegally crossing the Egyptian…
Higher education minister warns against uncertified universities
CAIRO: Minister of Higher Education Hani Helal warned against applying for uncertified universities that are increasingly being advertised in newspapers and satellite television channels. I ask students and parents not…
Prosecutor General forms committee to investigate typhoid cases
CAIRO: Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud tasked a special committee with investigating the rise in the number of typhoid cases in a Qaliubiya village. Over 100 typhoid cases have appeared…
Defense team seeks Zeitoun suspects' whereabouts
CAIRO: Lawyers for 14 of the 26 defendants accused in the Zeitoun jewelry murder and alleged terrorist activities said they are being prevented from attending case hearings and are being…
Abou-Trika more influential than Shikabala, says Decastel
CAIRO: Zamalek coach Michel Decastel regards Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq highly but still believes that Mohamed Abou-Trika, who plays for his side's arch-rivals Ahly, is more influential.Comparisons are constantly made between…
Meteb set for comeback
CAIRO: Ahly and Egypt striker Emad Meteb is set to return to full training on Sunday, after more than four months out, the Red Devils said.The 26-year-old suffered a knee…