MP promises Kafr El-Elew residents homes in 11 days
CAIRO: The homeless families of Kafr El-Elew staged an all-day sit-in on Monday outside the Cabinet building to pressure the Cairo governorate to grant them housing.The 24 families, who are…
Cairo donkey butchers caught red-handed
CAIRO: Two Cairo butchers have been arrested for allegedly passing off donkey, cat and dog carcasses as beef, a security official told AFP on Monday. Mohammed Mahmoud Khalifa, 35, was…
Zamalek duo to learn fate on Tuesday
CAIRO: Zamalek will determine whether to include duo Amr Zaki and Gamal Hamza in next Sunday s Champions League clash with Africa Sport.Zaki is yet to recover from a knee…
Dutch MP to change anti-Islam film to prevent lawsuits
THE HAGUE: Dutch far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose anti-Islamic film has provoked uproar and global condemnation, will amend the movie to prevent lawsuits, the ANP news agency said Monday. The…
Police stop 200 Egyptians returning from Gaza
AL-ARISH: Egyptian police stopped almost 200 Egyptians stranded in Gaza who tried to force their way across the Rafah border post on Sunday, Egyptian security sources said. About 70 of…
Palestinian protesters in Gaza demand that Egypt release Hamas insurgents
RAFAH: Palestinians in Gaza demanded Sunday that Egypt release the rest of the Hamas militants they are holding in prison. About 200 Hamas supporters demonstrated peacefully Sunday at the Gaza-Egypt…
Egypt's Islamist clampdown is bid to fix vote: rights group
CAIRO: Egypt s shameless roundup of Islamists ahead of municipal elections is a bid to fix the vote and casts serious doubt on its legitimacy, Human Rights Watch said on…
Islamist movements are 'perversions,' says ex-Brotherhood member
CAIRO: Former Muslim Brotherhood member Ali Abdel-Hafeez, who left the group in a storm of controversy last year, has labeled Islamist movements "perversions that lead to divisions rather than solutions."Islamist…
France, Egypt discuss nuclear energy cooperation
CAIRO: On her first visit to Egypt in her capacity as French Foreign Trade Minister, Anne-Marie Idrac met with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to discuss nuclear energy cooperation. Making use…
Suez Canal ups tariff rates
CAIRO: The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will implement its scheduled transit tariff increase starting April 2008, reported Reuters, quoting an official spokesperson from the SCA. Transit fees will be raised…
