Divorced women receive worse treatment than other women, says study
CAIRO: Since Egypt broadened its divorce laws in 2000, women have had the legal right to divorce their husbands through khoul'. This, however, doesn't necessarily eliminate all of the difficulties…
Attwa keen on Zamalek move, dismisses Ahly return
CAIRO: Ahly full-back Ahmed Attwa is not willing to play for the Reds again as he wants to join Zamalek, in another transfer dispute between the Cairo rivals.The 21-year-old agreed…
Saied rejects EFA verdict, vows to recall FIFA
CAIRO: Hani Saied said it is impossible for him to play for Zamalek as he vows to raise his complex case to FIFA.The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) fined the Egypt…
Police detain illegal African migrants, kill smuggler
AL-ARISH: Egyptian authorities on Saturday swooped on a suspected people trafficking safe house detaining 30 African migrants, and in a separate raid shot dead an Egyptian smuggler.Police arrested the Africans…
Sixteen Muslim Brothers detained during by-election
CAIRO: Security forces arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, during by-elections in the north of the country on Sunday, a security official said.Twelve…
Sarkozy, Mubarak launch Union for Mediterranean
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and more than 40 leaders opened a summit on Sunday to launch a new union of Mediterranean nations amid hopes it could bring fresh impetus…
Officials from 43 nations from Mediterranean's shores gather in Paris to launch regional union
PARIS: More than 40 nations home to 800 million people were set Sunday to join in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body its boosters hope can…