Farmers 'scared to talk' about land tax arrests
BEHEIRA: It's a long drive from Cairo to Janaklisse, but going deep into the countryside has no bearing on the long arm of corruption. After Sunday's arrests of 1,230 farmers…
Sports Talk: Without sports
Imagine you live in Iraq. Now imagine there are no sports in Iraq. Now you have an idea about how bad life can be in that country.Sports might not be…
Investigation of five Mahalla workers begins
CAIRO: The Mahalla public prosecution office Tuesday began investigations into five workers from the Ghazl El-Mahalla spinning factory in connection with the events of April 6.Gehad Tammam, Mostafa Fawda, Gamal…
Under-fire Egypt minister 'dreams' of normal ties with Israel
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO but under fire from the Jewish state, said on Tuesday he "dreams of normal ties with Israel once it has…
WWII mine kills four in scrap metal shop
CAIRO: Four people were killed, including a child, and 13 wounded when an old mine exploded in a scrap metal shop in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria on Tuesday, a…