Back to school: Kefaya calls for strike on first day
CAIRO: The Kefaya movement called on students and teachers to strike today, the first day of the new school year, under the slogan Make the 20th a day for peaceful…
No end in sight for Abo Fana agreement
CAIRO: The Abo Fana monastery agreement, which should have been signed on Wednesday, has once again been postponed after the Bishop of Mowas monastery, where it was to be signed,…
Hassan out of ASEC clash
CAIRO; Ahly midfielder Ahmed Hassan will not be taking part in his team s upcoming CAF Champions League clash against ASEC Mimosas on Sept. 21. I ve played many games…
African clubs chase for semi-finals spots reaches climax
JOHANNESBURG: The struggle to reach the African Champions League semi-finals goes down to the wire this weekend with seven clubs hoping to join Ahly of Egypt.Surprise packets Dynamos of Zimbabwe…
Two dead, three missing in Gaza tunnel collapse
GAZA CITY: A Gaza security official says two people have died in the collapse of a smugglers tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border and three are still trapped below ground.The official…
Crisis? What crisis? asks cash-rich art world
NEW YORK: In a world sweating over financial turmoil, high-end art collectors say they are keeping their cool - and still spinning profits.As stock markets crashed Tuesday from Wall Street…
Israelis and Egyptians meet on Hamas prisoner swap
JERUSALEM: Israeli defense officials say senior negotiator Ofer Dekel has met Egyptian officials in Cairo in an effort to achieve movement on a proposed prisoner swap with Hamas.Dekel is the…
Journalists' Syndicate discusses 'historic verdict' on health sector privatization
CAIRO: Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's plans to privatize Egypt's health insurance system would have been "a complete waste of public money, said Khaled Ali, chairman of the Hisham Mubarak Law…