Street Talk: Village talk
During the 2005 Presidential elections, President Hosni Mubarak pledged in his electoral platform to improve access to housing, drinking water and sanitation in the countryside.Two years later, on Feb. 8…
Rights group skeptical of court's stance on Qorsaya
CAIRO: A rights group representing families from the threatened island of El-Qorsaya has questioned the neutrality of the court hearing the case.Residents of El-Qorsaya received eviction notices last year, when…
Seminar blames sectarian violence on political Islam
CAIRO: The spread of political Islam is responsible for the rising violence against Copts, according to Coptic activists and government members attending a seminar titled "How to stop violence against…
Religious conflicts stir up court session
CAIRO: The court session of a convert filing a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior for refusing to change his religion from Islam to Christianity on his national ID card,…
Biggest career fair in Egypt opens
CAIRO: Egypt's largest ever careers fair kicked off yesterday at the Cairo International Convention Center in Nasr City.Organized by Wazayef Masr employment magazine, the fair expects to attract somewhere between…
Hassan hoping for award boost
CAIRO: Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan is hoping to see his name on top of Belgium s 2007 Player of the Year award, ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.Hassan…
Kuwait court condemns Egyptian child rapist to death
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait s criminal court on Tuesday sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.Hajjaj Al-Saadi, 27, was arrested in…
Telecom Egypt awards Alcatel-Lucent an integrated management of change contract
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt awarded Alcatel-Lucent a contract for the assessment, reengineering, and modernization of its operations and maintenance processes in order to improve its customer satisfaction, its commitment on SLAs,…
Egyptian student facing explosives charges fires attorney
TAMPA, Florida: An Egyptian college student facing federal explosives charges fired his attorney today. The Egyptian government says it will hire him a new one as soon as possible.Ahmed Abdellatif…
Egypt, Turkey warn against war on Iran
CAIRO: Egypt and Turkey on Tuesday warned against war on Iran and called for a peaceful solution to the nuclear standoff, as US President George W. Bush toured the region…