Breaking the climate deadlock
LONDON: On July 9, the leaders of the world's largest economies will meet in L'Aquila, Italy, at the Major Economies Forum (MEF) to discuss progress towards a new global climate…
Europe must address Islamophobic threat
The murder of Marwa Al-Sherbini, a veiled (and pregnant) Egyptian woman, as she prepared to give evidence in a German courtroom against a man who publicly slandered her, has incensed…
Egyptians cry racism in woman's slaying in Germany
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptian mourners marched behind the coffin of the "martyr of the head scarf on Monday - a pregnant Muslim woman who was stabbed to death in a…
Tantawy seeks stiff penalty as Islamophobia victim buried
ALEXANDRIA: A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in Germany should be punished to the utmost extent of the law, Egypt s top cleric said on Monday…
Renovation yields treasures at antiquities museum
CAIRO: Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the accidental discovery of a cache of artifacts at the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Tahrir. A collection of ancient relics was unearthed by…
Police assault victim says she will not withdraw her case
CAIRO: A woman who alleges that she was assaulted by a police officer says she will not withdraw the case she has mounted against him.Hanaa Saad Ibrahim, from El-Mahalla El-Kobra,…
Marwa Al-Sherbini's family struggles to cope with loss, take legal action
CAIRO: "My sister was slain to death, Tarek Al-Sherbini told Daily News Egypt in a phone interview of the murder of his sister Marwa in Germany. "It's simply, inconceivable. Al-Sherbini…
We're done with Zaki – Wigan chief
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan dismissed the notion that Amr Zaki could return to the JJB this summer, following his "indiscipline last season. Zaki has been reportedly linked with…
Al-Hadari to sue Jose
CAIRO: Essam El-Hadari is set to take legal action against former Ahly boss Manuel Jose after the latter had publicly criticized him.Angola coach Jose was quoted by Emirate magazine Super…