Protestors condemn price hikes, demand minimum wage
CAIRO: Demonstrators condemned price rises during a protest organized by the freedoms committee of the Journalists Syndicate held on the syndicate s steps Thursday night.On Monday a bill was passed…
Pope Shenouda returns to Cairo following medical check-up
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Saint Mark the Evangelist, returned on Thursday to Cairo after a short trip to the US to undergo a…
Why squash should be an Olympic sport
With five players in the world's top 20, Egypt excels at squash, but no one seems to pay any attention, neither in Egypt nor in the Olympics which refuses to…
LE 250,000 worth of stolen objects seized
HELWAN: Two jobless robbers from Helwan have specialized in robbing houses at night by breaking their doors. Police have seized stolen items worth about LE 250,000 from the pair.The robbers…
Woman tries to attack husband with sulfuric acid in court
CAIRO: The wife of a convicted violent criminal from Al-Gamalia was arrested as she attempted to take revenge on him by dousing him in sulfuric acid.Her planned attack was in…
Worker slays his friend for party money
CAIRO: A private storehouse worker in Cairo has admitted to the murder of his friend, motivated by revenge and robbery.He visited his friend at his workplace at the foot of…
Man dons Niqab to his sweetheart's wedding
CAIRO: A worker from Alexandria resorted to a strange trick to attend the wedding ceremony of his sweetheart in Maadi. He wore a niqab (a full face veil) in company…
Woman, daughter and driver swindle LE 3 mln from 41 victims
CAIRO: A housewife at Al-Nahdah district has admitted to carrying out a series of swindles.With the assistance of her daughter and private driver, she assured people that she was able…
Shaabi singer's wife stabs him in the chest
CAIRO: An investigation is underway into allegations that a shaabi singer was stabbed in the chest by his wife after attempting to suffocate her.The wife was wounded in the face,…