13 die in Egypt road crash
CAIRO: Thirteen factory workers were killed on Saturday when their small pickup truck crashed head on into a large lorry in southern Egypt, a security official said.The workers were on…
AUC denies canceling event over controversial speaker
CAIRO: The American University in Cairo (AUC) refuted accusations that it postponed a student-organized event because it featured former Ghad party leader Ayman Nour as a keynote speaker. AUC said…
Mahalla boy, 3, contracts bird flu
CAIRO: A three-year-old boy from north Egypt has contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in the second such case in two days, a newspaper reported on Saturday.The boy,…
Al-Badri commends Abou-Trika's perfomance
CAIRO: Ahly assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri was delighted with Mohamed Abou-Trika s display during the team s 3-0 win over Santos FC in the CAF Confederation Cup.The game witnessed the…
Ahly shrug off setbacks to outclass Santos
CAIRO: Egyptian giants Al-Ahly shrugged off recent setbacks to outplay Angolan visitors Santos 3-0 Saturday in an African Confederation Cup qualifier.Ahly suffered a shock loss to international rookies Kano Pillars…
NDP official stabbed to death by assistant
CAIRO: An official from Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party who was found dead in party offices was killed by his assistant, police said on Saturday.Ikram Ahmed Abdel Latif, 25, stabbed…
IAEA chief warns of new 'virtual' nuclear powers
LONDON: Between 10 and 20 countries will likely soon develop the capacity to build nuclear weapons unless major powers take steps to disarm, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog…
Palestinian delegations in Egypt for reconciliation talks
RAFAH: Delegations from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party and the Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip arrived in Egypt on Friday for a new round of unity talks,…
MP asks PA to revoke khol' law
CAIRO: A member of the People's Assembly (PA) filed a request to annul the law that permits khol', or a women's right to divorce. Nine years after its introduction, the…