Three brothers killed in landmine blast
RAFAH: Three Egyptian brothers were killed on Monday as a landmine exploded in Sinai, close to the border with Israel, in the second such incident since August, security services said.…
Mouth costs Bedouin his tongue or camels
CAIRO: A young Bedouin in the Sinai peninsula has been sentenced to have his tongue cut out or hand over more camels after he made naughty remarks to a shepherdess,…
Zaki, Abdel Ghani out of Hodoud game
CAIRO: Amr Zaki and Alaa Abdel Ghani have been excluded from Zamalek s 20-man squad for today's League game against Harras Al-Hodoud in Alexandria.Striker Zaki, who has just completed his…
Rights group calls on Egypt to stop forced return of refugees to Sudan
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement calling on Egypt to stop sending Sudanese refugees back to Sudan against their will. Authorities forcibly repatriated five Sudanese citizens detained by…
Policemen sentenced to 3-year prison terms in high-profile torture case
CAIRO: Amid tight security, the Egyptian Higher Court in Cairo sentenced Monday two police officers to three years in prison on charges of torture.Captain Islam Nabih and Officer Reda Fathi…
Sexual harassment on the rise
CAIRO: From lewd looks to inappropriate touching, experts say Egypt's growing street harassment of women is a deep-rooted and largely ignored problem shackling the country's progress.Sexual harassment in public areas…
Ennobling Democracy
WARSAW: Ever since democracy appeared in ancient Athens, it has generated suspicion among those who believe that humanity's highest purpose is virtue, not freedom. In the Eighth Book of The…
