Al-Ahram journalists negotiate with syndicate, not Atallah
CAIRO: The Journalists for Al-Ahram group are currently negotiating with their syndicate as well as the newspaper's editor, Osama Saraya, refusing to talk directly with chairman Morsi Atallah, with whom…
NGOs propose changes to personal status law
CAIRO: A network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt, headed by the Egyptian Association for Community Participation and Enhancement (EACPE), are currently working on changing the personal status law, to…
Fokina dominates at the Palm Hills International Ladies Tournament
CAIRO: After 99 single matches and over 240 sets, Russia's Galina Fokina emerged as the winner of the Palm Hills International Ladies Tournament after the finals on Saturday at the…
Ittihad's Abdel-Rahim pens contract extension
CAIRO: Ittihad defender Youssef Abdel-Rahim revealed that he had signed a two-season contract extension on Sunday. The 26-year-old put his signature to a blank contract, and the Alexandrian club ought…
Gharib justifies Ghaly snub
CAIRO: Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib revealed that Hossam Ghaly was not selected for the World Cup qualifier with Zambia in order to help him settle in with Nasr.Ghaly, alongside…
Debate over definition of death continues
CAIRO: Despite concerns that the Sharia definition of death would delay the People s Assembly s (PA) approval of the organ transplant law, spokesperson for Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa says…
OPEC faces vital output meet
VIENNA: OPEC ministers held a crucial meeting here Sunday amid mounting pressure for an output cut after Algeria called for such a move, but the outcome remained unclear. There will…
