Women rising up the ranks in Middle East workplace
CAIRO: Fifty-one percent of women in the Middle East believe that their gender will not affect their chances of career advancement, a recent study found, indicating forward strides in the…
Imbaba, Egypt's most 'fertile' neighborhood, says report
CAIRO: Imbaba, an elaborate squatter area in Giza, Egypt, records 23,000 newborn babies annually, compared to the least fertile upscale Zamalek area with its 235 yearly births. According to a…
Prosecution orders release of 21-year-old blogger
CAIRO: A public prosecution office on Sunday ordered the release of a blogger detained for almost a month in Cairo's Tora prison. Mohamed Refaat Bayyoumy, a 21-year-old student of mass…
Ismaili withdraw from CAF Champions League
ISMAILIA: Ismaili have decided to withdraw from the CAF Champions League to take part in its Arabic equivalent, the club announced on Saturday. The advantages of playing in the Arab…
Toothless Zamalek held by 10-man ASEC
CAIRO: Below-par Zamalek were held to a goalless draw by 10-man ASEC Mimosas at Military Academy in the CAF Champions League on Saturday.The Cairo giants were hoping to claim all…
Crime Watch
Couple gets rid of handicapped child, claim he was kidnappedA teacher and his wife got rid of their mentally and physically challenged child by dumping him outside Moustafa Mahmoud Mosque…
Sphinx statues found in Egypt
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed four small statues of the Sphinx, the mythological figure of a lion with a human head, the Higher Council of Antiquities said on Friday.The headless…
