A KHAWAGA'S TALE: Rugby and Christmas
The Cairo Rugby Club is in the middle of arguably its most successful season, since its foundation in 1979 and the gospel is making significant inroads into the normally football…
Hunger hinders development in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Food prices in Bangladesh have doubled over the last few months, as they have elsewhere in the world. The country already suffers from food shortages and financial difficulties regularly…
Palestinian Hopes for Barack Obama
RAMALLAH: President-elect Barack Obama's defiantly positive campaign for change has inspired hope not only in the millions of Americans who voted for him, but also in the billions of others…
Seven Years in Afghanistan
KABUL: We began a journey in Afghanistan seven years ago with the war that ousted the Taliban from power. Much has been accomplished along the way, for Afghanistan and for…
Islam Badr's case postponed to Dec. 20
CAIRO: The Alexandria Criminal Court adjourned to Dec. 10 the trial of the 23-year-old mathematics teacher accused of kicking 11-year-old Islam Badr in the stomach, which led to the student's…
Media ban imposed on Tamim case
CAIRO: The presiding judge of the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim imposed a media blackout of the trial Sunday with the reasoning that public opinion was being influenced by…
Sinai Bedouin pledge 'hard response' unless police tried
SHEIKH ZWAID: Bedouin tribesmen in north Sinai pledged a hard response unless police officers are put on trial after three Bedouin were killed and their bodies left near a rubbish…
Egypt launches first diabetes hotline
CAIRO: On Friday Nov. 14, World Diabetes Day, Egypt celebrated the launch of Allo Sukkar Mazboot 16363, a hotline that provides information about diabetes and counseling for patients. The hotline,…
Interior Minister issues decree for AUC professor's release
CAIRO: The Minister of Interior issued a decree Saturday to release Ihab Atta, professor and graduate student at the American University in Cairo, who has been detained for two years,…
Agogo might be penalized for misconduct
CAIRO: Zamalek striker Junior Agogo might be penalized by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) for his inappropriate gesture during Friday s goalless draw with Pertojet in the Egyptian League.The Ghanaian…