Pope Shenouda makes angry statements on monastery attack
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Church, called for heavy security presence around the Upper Egyptian Abo Fana monastery during a phone-in on Channel 2's El Beit Beitak…
PA approves amendments to child law
CAIRO: The People's Assembly approved amendments to Child Law 12/1996 drafted by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) after months-long debates.One of the most welcome articles was one…
Salem tied to Ismaili until 2012
CAIRO: Moatasem Salem signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at Ismaili until at least 2012. Salem had a contract that would have expired on June 2010 but…
Al-Tabie on Ittihad's radar
CAIRO: Although Zamalek s ousted defender Beshir Al-Tabie said he won t play for any other club in Egypt, Ittihad expressed their interest in luring him to Alexandria. Zamalek released…
Drug addict assaults adopted mother
Twenty years ago a childless civil servant jumped for joy when a days-old baby landed on his doorstep, considering him a divine gift. But a few days ago he disowned…
Con-artists use new tricks to target foreigners
Two jobless men invented a new way of swindling foreigners in Egypt, capturing their attention with some sports games. One of the two jobless men is Atef Al-Sayed, who is…
Ittihad release striker Al-Yamani
ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad have released striker Mohamed Al-Yamani, having not received any offer for the former Ismaili man despite placing him on the transfer list. There were no clubs interested in…