New Egyptian blog calls for release of Iranian detainees
CAIRO: A group of Egyptian activists launched a website demanding the release of Iranian protestors detained on account of demonstrations following the allegedly rigged presidential elections in Iran. "We were…
Admin development ministry to assign watchdog in gov't bodies
CAIRO: The Ministry of Administrative Development's recent decision to assign "an anti-corruption commissioner to overlook ministries and government bodies generated varied responses from civil, political and rights groups.The ministry's transparency…
Health ministry proposes doctor with every Umrah group
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health requested that the Ministry of Tourism send a physician to accompany Egyptian groups going on Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca.In the official request letter, the…
Pro-Gamal Mubarak campaigns storm Facebook
CAIRO: Groups on the social networking website Facebook, have recently sprung up to campaign for Gamal Mubarak, head of the ruling party's policies secretariat and son of Egypt's President Hosni…
Euro-Med rights network draws attention to Egypt's deteriorating democracy record
CAIRO: European ministers must draw attention to the deteriorating state of democracy and human rights in Egypt during the next European Union (EU)-Egypt subcommittee on political matters, the Euro-Mediterranean Human…
Egypt resumes its World Cup qualification campaign against Rwanda
CAIRO: Following two disappointing results against Zambia in Cairo and Algeria in Algeria, Egyptian fans were left upset and worried about the national team's chances for qualifying to world cup…
Egyptian wearing hijab killed in German court drama
CAIRO: A woman stabbed to death in a German court was an Egyptian who had sued her attacker after he insulted her for wearing the Islamic headscarf, local newspapers reported…
Hamza scores on Mainz debut
CAIRO: Mainz s newly-signed striker Gamal Hamza scored his first goal with the Bundesliga club upon making his first appearance in a friendly game against Budenheim. The match was held…