Egypt sends 1,200 peacekeepers to Darfur
CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak inspected hundreds of Egyptian troops on Wednesday ahead of their deployment in the war-torn Darfur region of neighboring Sudan to join a UN-African peacekeeping force.Mubarak, accompanied…
Trio unlikely to play against Namibia
Egypt assistant coach Shawky Gharib said that players who were forced to join the squad late are unlikely to be with the team when they face Namibia in Aswan on…
Judge's demand to shut down 51 websites rejected
CAIRO: The Cairo Administrative Judicial Court rejected on Saturday a controversial case brought against 51 websites belonging to Egyptian human rights organizations and bloggers by an Alexandria head judge. In…
Health ministry reports fourth bird flu death in one week
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health reported Monday the death of a fourth bird flu case in less than a week, bringing the total of bird flu deaths in Egypt to…
Threatened islanders confront takeover with song
CAIRO: On New Year's Eve, El-Qorsaya islanders organized a public party to express solidarity with the inhabitants, who are under threat of eviction. Surrounded on two sides by Cairo's rapidly…
El Gourna villagers face uncertain future as evacuation continues
LUXOR: The residents of El Gourna village in Luxor continue to be divided on the question of their relocation after being evacuated to make room for excavation efforts. Many were…
Workers do not eat fruits
The year 2007 witnessed heightened activism among the Egyptian workers and a record in the number of sit-ins, strikes and peaceful demonstrations. The common denominator is definitely an increasingly deteriorating…
Jerusalem above all? Not at all
Hanukkah and the Annapolis conference apparently caused some hysteria among the self-appointed guardians of Jerusalem. In recent weeks, it has been almost impossible to tune in to any of the…
