Nine days at the closed gates of Rafah
CAIRO: Monday July 28 marked the ninth day that a van filled with medicines and medical supplies destined for Gaza remains waiting at Rafah's closed gates.The Scotland-to-Gaza van came to…
Author explains confusion surrounding 'Revolution' book ban
CAIRO: Confusion surrounded John R. Bradley's new book "Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs On the Brink of a Revolution, with several reports claiming it was banned and others…
Five hour maintenance causes metro passengers to panic
CAIRO: For the second time in less than three months, the first line of the underground in Cairo (Marg-Helwan) suffered a ventilation malfunction between the Tora El-Balad and "Dar El-Salam…
Football celebrations turn to mass harassment, say store owners
CAIRO: Four groups of girls were run into stores by hundreds of young men after Sunday's football match. The celebration in Mohendiseen turned sour as fights broke out between store…
Women relatives of incarcerated prisoners demand their release
CAIRO: Around 40 women gathered in front of the governor's office in Al-Arish in Northern Sinai Tuesday to protest the continuing incarceration of some 70 prisoners from Sinai arrested in…
Gilberto fit for Ahly's next game
CAIRO: Ahly were relieved by the news that Angolan winger Gilberto could be fit to face ASCE Mimosas in Saturday s CAF Champions League tie.Gilberto missed out on the Reds…
Bedouin attack kills one in Sinai
EL-ARISH: Bedouin gunmen on Monday opened fire on a car in Sinai, killing the driver and wounding his wife and two children, a security official said.Mussa Mohammed Mussa Breik, 53,…
Al-Hodoud through to quarters
A dreadful blunder by Sundowns keeper in the dying minutes helped Harras Al-Hodoud book their place in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals.The hosts leveled the aggregate score when Ahmed Abdel-Ghani…