Pope leads Christian prayers as world celebrates Easter
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI sought to assuage the grief of Italy s earthquake survivors during his Easter blessing, as Christians across the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ.Tens…
Insufficient resources to combat avian flu, say experts
CAIRO: Vaccines available against avian flu only cover 36 percent of 300 million birds in rural farms, according to a workshop held Sunday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization…
MPs deny request to shut down AUC
CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood MPs denied press reports claiming they filed investigation requests to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and Minister of Higher Education Hany Hilal, asking them to close down the…
Sowing the seeds of peace
CAIRO: While high profile leaders struggle to establish dialogue between the West and the Middle East, American journalist John Wallach saw potential in the younger generations."It only took one Anwar…
National Circus employees protest low salaries
CAIRO: Over 200 workers at the Egyptian National Circus staged a four-hour protest on Sunday, demanding an increase in their salaries and accusing the Ministry of Culture of neglecting the…
Zamalek's Saied ready for Petrojet
CAIRO: Zamalek defender Hani Saied is ready to face Petrojet on Thursday after recovering from a slight injury sustained in the recent draw with Arab Contractors.The Cairo club said on…
Zaki's manager denies partying reports
CAIRO: Amr Zaki s personal manager Mohamed Saied firmly denied reports indicating that the Wigan Athletic striker partied at a night club during the early hours of Saturday.The Daily Mirror…
11 killed when bus crashes into truck
CAIRO: Egypt s official news agency says 11 people were killed when a public transport bus crashed into a truck.According to the Middle East News Agency, the accident took place…
