Tantawy, Helal ban niqab in Azhar classrooms, dorms
CAIRO: Egypt's Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy banned Thursday the full face veil (niqab) inside women-only classrooms and dormitories at Al-Azhar institutions.In a press conference Thursday, Tantawy said…
Shehata won't resign in any case
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata said he would not hand in his resignation if his side failed to overcome Zambia in Saturday s World Cup qualifier.Anything less than a win…
UAE coach grateful to Egyptian fans
CAIRO: UAE coach Mahdi Ali said he was grateful to Egyptian fans after his side advanced to the U-20 World Cup quarter finals on Wednesday.The Arab side were cheered by…
Al-Azhar chief should resign over face veil remark: Islamist
CAIRO: An Islamist lawmaker called on Wednesday for the head of the most prestigious center of religious learning in the Sunni Muslim world to resign after he told a schoolgirl…
France takes steps to end row with Egypt over relics
PARIS: France is ready to return five relics to Egypt if the Pharaonic antiquities at the Louvre Museum were indeed stolen, Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said Wednesday.Egypt is demanding that…
Egyptian named head of UN mission in Western Sahara
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has named Hany Abdel-Aziz of Egypt to head the UN mission in the disputed Western Sahara (MINURSO), according to a letter seen here Wednesday.In…
Israeli foreign minister: No peace deal now
JERUSALEM: Israel s foreign minister declared Thursday that there is no chance of reaching a final accord with the Palestinians any time soon, casting a pall over the US Mideast…
Egypt's tourism seeing rebound, say analysts
CAIRO: There are more indications this week that tourism, representing a critical source of income to the Egyptian government, may be pulling out of its yearlong slide.Bloomberg reported Minister of…
Bitter outlook for sugar prices in Egypt
CAIRO: Despite government measures to mitigate the effects of surging global sugar prices, they are steadily continuing their upward trend in the local market. Since the beginning of the year,…