Housewife suicide in Beni Suef
BENI SUEF: A housewife committed suicide in Beni Suef by swallowing a pesticide, according to police.The Prosecution Office was informed of the incident after the body of Shadia Saad, 28,…
Unmarried mother gives baby to sterile friend
CAIRO: An unmarried young woman who conceived during a relationship with her boyfriend is alleged to have made a gift of the baby to her sterile friend.According to Old Cairo…
Policeman paralyzed in collision is refused compensation
MENYA: Police officer Mustafa Al-Sayed Abdel-Hamid has filed a lawsuit in a Menya court against the interior minister after an incident involving a state security car left him paralyzed.The incident…
World Bank creates $ 1.2 bln food crisis fund
WASHINGTON: The World Bank has launched a $1.2 billion program to fight the global food crisis, including $200 million in grants to poor countries facing the direst needs.The new program…
Tax-free UAE on course to introduce VAT in Gulf
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is on course to shed its reputation as a tax haven and become the first oil-rich Gulf Arab state to introduce value added tax,…
Israel lobby has steered US foreign policy in wrong direction, says author
CAIRO: The Israel lobby in the US has managed to veer foreign policy in the Middle East in a direction that has been harmful to the interests of both the…
Court ruling postpones Lawyers' Syndicate elections
CAIRO: Hundreds of angry lawyers staged a demonstration outside the Lawyers Syndicate Thursday, protesting against the lawyers' reform law initiative. Members of the syndicate are also threatening to hold a…
Golf in Egypt: Breaking Barriers
When we mentioned the All African Challenge Trophy (AACT) in our last column we frankly saw it as a natural extension of regional championships that might have been played for…