Ayman Nour attacked outside his home
CAIRO: Opposition leader Ayman Nour was released from hospital and returned to his home after being attacked outside his residence Friday night.Shady El-Adl, an aide to Nour, told Daily News…
Seven arrested in connection with Al-Hussein bombing
CAIRO: Seven people, Egyptian and foreign, with ties to Al-Qaeda were arrested in connection with last February's Al-Hussein bombing, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior.They were arrested…
Nile Cotton workers protest at parliament
CAIRO: Striking workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company protested outside the People's Assembly yesterday, demanding that PA members intervene in a long-running pay dispute."Wages haven't been paid and we…
Amer appointed as Contractors new coach
CAIRO: Mohamed Amer has been hired as Arab Contractors new coach, just few hours after Mohamed Radwan was officially sacked.The club board announced that Mohsen Al-Refae and Mohamed Ouda were…
Zaki reverts over Zamalek return
CAIRO: Amr Zaki backed down on the prospect of returning to Zamalek, stressing that "it is impossible for him to play in Egypt next season.The 26-year-old striker indicated recently that…
Egypt police find explosives hoard
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police on Friday seized 200 kg of explosives hidden in a village south of the Suez Canal after a tip off from local residents, a security official said.The…
British actress kills herself in Paris, says agent
British actor Lucy Gordon, an up-and-coming talent who played a role in Spider-Man 3 and will soon appear as Jane Birkin in a Serge Gainsbourg biopic, has killed herself in…
Aboul Gheit to visit US instead of Mubarak
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit is to visit Washington next week after President Hosni Mubarak called off a meeting with his US counterpart Barack Obama, state news agency…