High school certificate is a ghost haunting our homes, say parents
CAIRO: It is a familiar scene outside public schools during the month of June: mothers, fathers and siblings anxiously standing in silence, everyone waiting for the thanawiya amma (Egyptian high…
Pope Shenouda fractures hip bone, is flown to Cleveland Clinic
CAIRO: According to sources inside the Coptic church, Pope Shenouda was involved in an accident Monday night that left him unable to move until the next day.Sources told Daily News…
Company files case against 'pollution blogger'
CAIRO: A court in Port Said Monday reviewed the first defamation case filed against an Egyptian blogger, Tamer Mabrouk.Mabrouk, author of Al-Hakika blog, is being accused by the Trust Chemicals…
Zaki wants out of Zamalek contract
CAIRO: Wigan Athletic target Amr Zaki has sent a letter to the Egyptian FA demanding to terminate his contract with Zamalek.The combative striker claims that Zamalek haven t paid him…
Zaki most wanted at Wigan
CAIRO: Egyptian striker Amr Zaki won the vote of the man that the Wigan fans would most like to see at the English Premier League side next season.According to a…
Raouf replaces Fadl in Egypt squad
CAIRO: Hassan Shehata chose ENPPI striker Ahmed Raouf to replace the injured Mohamed Fadl ahead of Egypt s 2010 World Cup qualifier in Malawi next Saturday.Fadl dislocated his shoulder in…
Egypt population could more than double by 2050, says Mubarak
CAIRO: Egypt s population could more than double to reach 160 million by 2050, hindering social and economic development unless something is done about the urgent problem, President Hosni Mubarak…
Lawyers rise in protest on eve of amendments vote
CAIRO: Standing before a row of black-clad central security police, lawyers from all over Cairo crammed into the small forecourt of the Lawyers' Syndicate to protest against proposed amendments to…
Abbas says settlements main obstacle to peace
CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that continued Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was the biggest obstacle to peace."We consider settlements the main obstacle to…