Muslim women face 'crisis' over violence, inequality, says UN official
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim women around the world are facing a growing crisis as Islamic governments fail to honor commitments to end inequality and violence against them, a senior UN official…
Students questioned in Sharqeya for conducting campus survey
CAIRO: A survey about university student concerns became the object of state security investigations Monday when two students at the University of Sharqeya were held and questioned for distributing it…
We'll make history against Ahly, says Yanga chief
CAIRO: Tanzania's Young Africans chairman Iman Madega is aiming to make history in Egypt and see his side eliminate CAF Champions League holders Ahly from the competition s early stages.Yanga…
Hamza doubtful for Masri game
CAIRO: Zamalek are likely to be without injured striker Gamal Hamza when they visit Masri this week, the Cairo club said on Sunday.Hamza suffered a knee injury in Saturday s…
Decastel reassures Zamalek president
CAIRO: Zamalek chairman Mohamed Amer revealed that head coach Michel Decastel is confident of the White Knights progress. The Cairo side has lost twice so far in the Egyptian Premier…
Police arrest 25 striking truckers
CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested 25 truckers on Sunday as a strike by truck owners entered its third day, a police official said.The truck owners had clashed with police who tried…
Egyptian markets buoyed by local buying, OCI
CAIRO: Egypt s benchmark index gained over 1 percent on Monday, helped by strong local institutional buying and led by steady gains from heavyweight Orascom Construction (OCI). The market upshot…
Egyptian border guard shot, wounded near Israel
AL-ARISH: A security official says an Egyptian border guard has been shot and wounded by suspected human traffickers in an area close to the Israeli border in the Sinai Peninsula.The…
Israeli F-16s bomb tunnels near Rafah border crossing
CAIRO: Israeli F-16s bombed the area on the Egypt-Gaza border Monday near the Rafah border crossing in a further aerial offensive on the purported smuggling tunnels running underneath. The strikes…
