Egypt go top in Arab Games
CAIRO: Egypt have overtaken first place from Tunisia in the Pan Arab Games after collecting eight gold medals in the second day.Egypt is tied with Tunisia with 12 gold medals…
Saudi Arabia ease past Sudan in Arab Games
ISMAILIA: Saudi Arabia eased past Sudan s Olympic team 2-0 in their Pan Arab Games opener in Ismailia on Wednesday.Defender Reda Tukar put the Saudis ahead after 16 minutes when…
Blogger alleges being tortured in prison
CAIRO: In yet another case of alleged torture and police brutality, imprisoned blogger Kareem Amer claims in a letter he wrote to his lawyers to have been severely beaten and…
Reformist judge to monitor human rights violations
CAIRO: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) selected Judge Hisham Al-Bastawisy, vice chairman of the Egyptian Court of Appeals, to become the organization's representative…
Three police officers indicted in Qalubiya torture case
CAIRO: A man in Qalubyia is accusing three police officers of torturing and sodomizing him in June of last year.This comes only a week after two police officers were sentenced…
Grand Mufti says media misquoted 'drowning fatwa'
CAIRO: Mufti Ali Gomaa denied Tuesday false claims made by the media following his fatwa concerning the illegal migrants who recently drowned off the Italian coast.Gomaa's fatwa - that these…
The power of philanthropy
CAIRO: Egyptians are, generally speaking, charitable. It's an essential element of our cultural values. We're all familiar with the mobile phone messages petitioning on behalf of a charity case. In…
Save the Sphinx, beckons one Egyptologist
CAIRO: An Egyptologist launched a website aimed at warning against the underground water that is threatening the Sphinx and other antiquities in the Pyramid plateau.On his website "Save the Sphinx,…
Adopt a child for a day
CAIRO: In celebration of the Universal Children's Day (UCD), people are invited to adopt a child for one day and make them feel like they are part of a family.…
