Copts weigh in on their exclusion from political life
CAIRO: The dissenting voices of Egypt's Coptic activists have been on the rise over the past few years with increased calls to participate in political life and occupy senior government…
Sadat family angered by Iranian film's 'traitor' portrayal
CAIRO: The family of former President Anwar Sadat has threatened to sue the Iranian producers of a documentary film portraying his 1981 assassination as the killing of a traitor by…
Procedural errors undermine case against Eissa, say lawyers
CAIRO: The Abbaseya Appeals Court Sunday again adjourned to July 13 the trial of Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of independent daily Al-Dostour.Popularly known as the "president's health case, a court in…
Brotherhood MP says 25 percent of Egyptian legislation "unconstitutional"
CAIRO: "Twenty-five percent of the laws in Egyptian legislation are unconstitutional, said Member of Parliament Abdel-Aziz Khalaf, who is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Khalaf was speaking at the Egyptian…
Film chronicles history of Egypt's judiciary
CAIRO: The Journalists' Syndicate on Saturday screened a documentary film on the independence of Egypt's judiciary over the past 50 years, highlighting the events of 2006.The film, titled "Kish Malek…
Success of family planning campaign counts on the numbers
CAIRO: How many children will be born in Aswan in 2012? What percentage of women in Assiut will start using birth control between 2011 and 2014?Boring statistics? Hardly. In fact,…
British Muslims delegation to visit Egypt
LONDON: A delegation of prominent British Muslims arrived in Cairo on Sunday to meet a range of leading Egyptian figures to build partnerships that highlight positive messages about modern Islam…
Ismaili accept Dubai offer for Abd-Rabou
CAIRO: Ismaili has accepted a ?2 million bid from Ahly Dubai for Hosni Abd-Rabou, amid Egypt s Al-Ahly's proclamation to preserve their rights in the midfielder.Abd-Rabou, who signed a contract…
Ten killed in family shoot-out over land
CAIRO: Ten people were killed on Thursday when a land dispute in Egypt s Nile Delta erupted into deadly firefights between two families claiming ownership of the property, a security…