People turn pessimistic on global outlook: Davos poll
DAVOS: People are turning more pessimistic about the outlook for the global economy and are increasingly concerned about security, a survey for the World Economic Forum (WEF) showed Thursday. Some…
Hassan second best in Belgium
CAIRO: Anderlecht midfielder Ahmed Hassan finished as runner-up in the 2007 Belgium Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year.Standard Liege skipper Steven Defour claimed the award after…
Abou-Mosallam on trial with Crystal Palace
CAIRO: Ahmed Abou-Mosallam undergoes trial with English club Crystal Palace for a possible move in January.The international left-back told FilGoal.com that he trained twice with the Championship side and played…
Kyere extends Contractors stay
CAIRO: Samuel Kyere has brushed aside rumors linking him with a move to Zamalek, after he signed a one-year extension to his contract with Arab Contractors.Egyptian reports in recent days…
Biggest career fair in Egypt opens
CAIRO: Egypt's largest ever careers fair kicked off yesterday at the Cairo International Convention Center in Nasr City.Organized by Wazayef Masr employment magazine, the fair expects to attract somewhere between…
Religious conflicts stir up court session
CAIRO: The court session of a convert filing a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior for refusing to change his religion from Islam to Christianity on his national ID card,…
Seminar blames sectarian violence on political Islam
CAIRO: The spread of political Islam is responsible for the rising violence against Copts, according to Coptic activists and government members attending a seminar titled "How to stop violence against…
Rights group skeptical of court's stance on Qorsaya
CAIRO: A rights group representing families from the threatened island of El-Qorsaya has questioned the neutrality of the court hearing the case.Residents of El-Qorsaya received eviction notices last year, when…
Street Talk: Village talk
During the 2005 Presidential elections, President Hosni Mubarak pledged in his electoral platform to improve access to housing, drinking water and sanitation in the countryside.Two years later, on Feb. 8…
Islamic feminism in Morocco
Islam and feminism are not incompatible according to Moroccan doctor and writer Asma Lamrabet. In 2004, she founded a working group for women s issues and intercultural dialogue in Rabat.…
