Om Kolthoum Café: a tribute to the diva
CAIRO: With numerous coffee shops carrying the name of late Arab diva Om Kulthoum, it's difficult to think of any of these venues as anything special. But one coffee shop…
Families demonstrate in five-month housing battle
CAIRO: Thirty-two families of Kafr El-Elew, Helwan, demonstrated outside the Ministers' Council Monday in another step in a five-month housing battle against the government. The case began in Oct. 17,…
Taxi driver alleges abuse by counter-drugs police
CAIRO: The Kerdassa public prosecution office is currently investigating claims by a man who says he was tortured by the police.Taxi driver Hany El-Sayyed Ali says that he was beaten…
Zamalek out to maintain revival
CAIRO: Zamalek sought to continue their recent revival when they hosted Africa Sports in the first-leg of the CAF Champions League round of 32 on Sunday.The Cairo giants, whose hopes…
Statue of Pharaonic queen discovered in Luxor
LUXOR: Egyptian and European archeologists on Saturday announced they had discovered a giant statue of an ancient Pharaonic queen on the spectacular south Egypt site of the Colossi of Memnon.The…
Police arrest 13 Africans trying to cross into Israel
RAFAH: Police arrested 13 Africans on Sunday as they tried to cross into Israel to look for work or political asylum there, a police official said.The arrested Africans included men,…
Tunnel collapses over Palestinian smugglers
Al-ARISH: A smuggler s tunnel linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to Egypt collapsed on Friday, nearly suffocating four Palestinians and trapping another under rubble, Egyptian and Hamas officials said.The Palestinians…
Palestinian prisoners released after Hamas meeting
CAIRO: Egypt released 33 Palestinian prisoners affiliated with Hamas Sunday after talks were held the previous day with representatives of the group and Islamic Jihad.The released prisoners were driven to…
Top banker dispels misconceptions about Islamic financing
FLORIDA: "The major myth about Islamic banking is that it is about a cluster of hard line religious believers and about religion only, said Hany Aboul Fotouh, first vice president…
