Sense of defeat
CAIRO: In Tahani Rashed's award-winning "El Banat Dol (Those Girls), a documentary about street children, a teenage girl describes how she doesn't fight back when men gang up and rape…
Hamas's real enemies
JERUSALEM: In Iran, elements from within the regime are reportedly offering a $1 million reward for the assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak because of his opposition to Hamas in…
Widow demands LE 1 million for Judges' Club niqab ban
CAIRO: A widow of a former judge filed a lawsuit against the president of the Higher Judicial Council, demanding LE 1 million in compensation, after she was prevented from entering…
Howeidy criticizes media double standards
CAIRO: The shrapnel, resulting from Israeli shelling, that wounded two Egyptian soldiers and two children near the Egypt-Gaza border is "friendly fire, said prominent columnist Fahmy Howeidy in a sarcastic…
100 Islamic scholars condemn closure of Rafah border
CAIRO: Some 100 Islamic scholars, mostly from Saudi Arabia, signed an official document, in which they condemned "some Arab countries for closing the Rafah border crossing, accusing them of being…
Abou-Trika short-listed for top African award
JOHANNESBURG: A new name will be engraved on the African Footballer of the Year trophy next month after three stars were short-listed on Wednesday for the 2008 award.Arsenal and Togo…
Karim not for sale, says Ismaili board
ISMAILIYA: Ismaili are not willing to sell Iraqi striker Mostafa Karim, amid speculation suggesting his exit this winter, the club board said. The 21-year-old has reportedly impressed some Arab clubs…
FIFA honor Palestine with special award
CAIRO: FIFA have presented Palestine with the inaugural Development Award during the Footballer of the Year Gala ceremony in Zurich.The award was intended to demonstrate the efforts made by the…