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Prime Research raises Telecom Egypt price targetReuters reported that Prime Research raised Telecom Egypt price target to LE 27.95 from LE 18.6, rating the stock a strong buy. Prime said…
Egyptians win handball African Cup, qualify for Beijing Olympics
CAIRO: The Egyptian national handball team on Thursday snatched the title of the African Cup of Nations after beating Tunisia 27-25 in Angola, the Egyptian official MENA news agency reported.…
Belly dancer hits jogging man
CAIRO: A belly dancer working at a nightclub in El Haram district was sentenced by the court of misdemeanor's to six months in prison with labor for killing a retired…
Security forces allegdly vandalize Sinai blogger's car
CAIRO: Security forces in Ismailia allegedly vandalized and confiscated on Tuesday the car belonging to detained Sinai activist and blogger Musaad Abu Fagr without legal permission. According to the Arabic…
Shia minority banned from celebrating Ashura
CAIRO: Egyptian Shia Muslims are not permitted to commemorate Ashura or build special Shia mosques, Shia activist Mohamed El-Derini, told Daily News Egypt on the eve of the religious festival.…
Police protection could have saved Diana, says ex-chief officer
LONDON: The car crash which killed Princess Diana would not have happened if she had not ditched her police protection team several years previously, Britain s former top policeman told…
NGO challenges definition of honor crimes, Article 17 mitigating punishment
CAIRO: In 2004, a woman from Tanta was persuaded by a young man she met to accompany him to his office on the understanding that he would help her find…
In the shadow of Zion
BOULDER, Colorodo - This past year I have had to face the underbelly of my love of Zion. Like so many American Jews, I had been raised with the unquestioned…
