20,000 Muslims received text messages of Obama speech highlights
CAIRO: While only a mere 3,000 attendees watched President Barack Obama's June 4 address from inside Cairo University's grant hall, outside the heavily-policed university gates, over 20,000 others received highlights…
Russian students to be deported
CAIRO: Fourteen Russian students at Al-Azhar University who are still in police custody will be deported, the Russian Embassy in Cairo said.At least 40 foreign students were detained on Friday,…
77 percent of Egyptians say Obama's speech will improve US-Muslim relations
CAIRO: Expectations that President Barack Obama's speech will improve US relations with the Muslim world rose to 77 percent after the address, according to a poll conducted by the Egyptian…
PA initially approves organ transplant law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly's (PA) legislative and health committees on Saturday approved on principle a new law regulating organ transplants in public hospitals.At a press conference after the two committees…
Egypt orders 'contaminated' Russian wheat sent back
CAIRO: Egypt s public prosecutor ordered on Sunday the return of a shipment of Russian wheat impounded last month on health grounds, a judicial source said. The decision to ship…
Amr Khaled banned from lecturing, denies he was told to leave Egypt
CAIRO: Popular Muslim televangelist Amr Khaled said he is no longer allowed to give classes or lectures in Egypt, according to a letter published exclusively in Al-Masry Al-Youm daily as…
Disgruntled postal workers call for independent union
CAIRO: Egypt's postal workers aired their grievances at a press conference on Saturday, calling for the formation of an independent union.Some 200 postal workers from governorates throughout Egypt attended the…
Telecom files FIFA complaint
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt has filed a complaint to FIFA regarding an alleged match-fixing of the Egyptian Premier League game between Ghazl Mahalla and Ittihad.Mahalla were beaten at home by Ittihad…
Hassan Moustafa wins poll to lead handball federation 4 more years
CAIRO: Hassan Moustafa had a comfortable election victory Friday to win another four-year term as president of the International Handball Federation.The Egyptian beat his only opponent, Jean Kaiser of Luxembourg,…
