Up to 15-year prison sentences in thanawiya amma leakage case
CAIRO: Fourteen Egyptians, including officials and parents, received up to 15-year jail sentences on Monday for involvement in leaking secondary school or thanawiya amma exams. A court in Minya convicted…
Port Said Rope workers begin open-ended sit-in
CAIRO: Workers from the Canal Company for Ports and Large Projects held a press conference Monday to announce that workers of another subsidiary company of the Suez Canal Authority, the…
Duweiqa rescue operations continue, 51 bodies recovered
CAIRO: By press time Monday, the number of bodies pulled from the rockslide disaster site in the shantytown of Duweiqa had reached 51 and another 47 people were injured when…
Debt relief on track, but lack of funds imperil Millennium Development Goals
CAIRO: "Governments around the world need to step up efforts to improve access to education, health and basic sanitation, as well as stimulating employment creation, agricultural development and providing more…
Former police assistant disputes 'unfair dismissal'
CAIRO: In 2005, police assistant Mohamed Abdel Ghafar won a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior after he was fired from his job at Al-Montaza police station in Alexandria. Three…
MP demands investigation into 'excessive' Gamal Mubarak media coverage
CAIRO: Independent MP Gamal Zahran filed a request to the chairman of the People's Assembly (PA) to investigate "the disproportionate media coverage surrounding Gamal Mubarak, son of President Hosni Mubarak…
Al-Hadari eyes Premier League move
CAIRO: Egypt's goalkeeper Essam Al-Hadari has revealed that he will move to England or France when the transfer window reopens in January. "I have some offers from English and French…
Zidan scores first ever goal for Dortmund
CAIRO: Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan has scored his first ever goal for Dortmund in their friendly game against Hessen Kassel 3-1 on Sunday.Zidan was among the starting lineup up and…
Four dead in water dispute in southern Egypt
ASSUIT: Egyptian police says four farmers died in a five hour gun battle in southern Egypt between rival families over water rights.Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Sabir, security head of Egypt s…
