Humans may receive organs from animals, says research
CAIRO: A recently published research by Dar Al-Ifa (the body that issues religious edicts) deemed it permissible to transplant the organs of certain animals into humans. The research was conducted…
Doctors Without Rights to protest ministry's 'deception'
CAIRO: Rights group Doctors Without Rights (DWR) are planning to protest what they describe as the Health Ministry s "deception. The group is staging a protest outside the Doctors Syndicate…
Sports Talk: Fall from grace
Never had Egypt been there before, but there we were, in 15th place in the FIFA world rankings. That was just three months ago.Then we beat Kenya 1-0 in a…
Shikabala, Hamza named in Zamalek squad to face Gaish
CAIRO: Zamalek coach Michel Decastel has named playmaker Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel-Razeq and striker Gamal Hamza in the team facing Gaish in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday.The game will be…
Ismaili to host Masri behind closed doors
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) called on Ismaili to hold their Egyptian Premier League match with Masri behind closed doors for safety and security reasons. The Dervishes hosts the…
Shehata wants September date for Rwanda
CAIRO: Egypt coach Hassan Shehata said September would be the best timing to face Rwanda in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.Egypt was left in a critical situation regarding the Group…
56 torture cases in 8 months, says rights group
CAIRO: Fifty-six incidents of torture have occurred in Egypt in the past eight months, according to a new report.The cases described in "When will torture in Egypt stop? - issued…
Never a plain Jane – Fonda makes Broadway return
To meet Jane Fonda these days means first getting past her eight-pound fluffy gatekeeper.Tulea, a white Bichon-like dog, is never very far from her 71-year-old mistress - part confidante, part…
