Ghad members questioned over fire, clashes
CAIRO: Thirty-five Ghad party members were questioned by the public prosecution office Thursday following clashes between rival Ghad factions outside the party's downtown headquarters.A fire which began in the headquarters…
Licensing a private weapon is not an option in Egypt
CAIRO: Adel Abdel Maguid, 27, an accountant at an oil company, never imagined that he would ever need a gun to defend himself.What had started off as a vehement dispute…
MP questions run down Upper Egypt highways
CAIRO: MP Hisham Al-Kady of the Muslim Brotherhood filed a parliamentary question to the speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) about the frequency of accidents on Egyptian highways, especially in…
COMMENTARY: What an idealistic America means
CAIRO: Americans are not hard to spot. Sure, the mix of skin colors and ethnicities could beguile an undisciplined observer, but there is plenty else to set them apart: accents,…
Abuse of women in the workplace on the rise, says study
CAIRO: When a bride-to-be appeared last Ramadan on Mahmoud Saad's hit show "Do'o El-Mazaher and talked about the working conditions at the textile factory where she works, she instantly touched…
NCCM files complaint over recent FGM case
CAIRO: Tens of Egyptian Copts demonstrated Wednesday on the steps of the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya over a land dispute involving their church in the town of Meet Neama in…
Three Nile Badrawi operating rooms reopen
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced the re-opening of three operating rooms at Nile Badrawi Hospital in Maadi after all six were shut down last month by ministerial decree.Minister Hatem…
NCCM files complaint over FGM case
CAIRO: The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) filed a complaint to the Prosecutor General demanding an investigation into the case of a young girl left struggling for her…
Appeals Court orders retrial of Hidelina case
CAIRO: The Cairo Court of Appeals annulled a previous Criminal Court ruling exonerating those accused in the infamous Hidelina defective blood bags case, and ordered a retrial.On Nov.7, the Appeals…