Restoring order
Four young women from the Nablus neighborhood of Rafidiyeh went into a shop Wednesday near the clock square in the center of Nablus. Dressed in the trendiest jeans and blouses,…
Investigations launched into monastery attacks in Abo Fana
CAIRO: The general prosecutor is investigating an attack on Abo Fana Monastery in Malawi city, allegedly committed by a group of more than 20 armed Muslims who destroyed eight hermitages…
Gentlemen first, ladies in the middle
CAIRO: Last week male passengers found themselves unwelcome as they shoved their way into the middle cars of the underground metro after the Cairo Metro Authority decided to allocate the…
Zamalek in quarter finals despite mediocre performance
CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Ayman Mansour blamed his side s weak 2-0 win over Maleyet Kafr Al-Zayat on poor fitness.Mostafa Gaafar and Gamal Hamza scored late in each period as…
Husband sells wife's kidney
CAIRO: An Egyptian woman has brought a case against her husband for allegedly drugging her and arranging for one of her kidneys to be removed and sold on the black…
Why so high?
As our footballers take a 50-day break induced by the African Nations Cup starting next week, we have been treated to the delightful news that the Egyptian football league is…
News In Brief
CPI up 6.9 pct in yr to Dec, same as NovReuters reported that Egyptian consumer prices in urban areas rose 6.9 percent in the year to December, unchanged from the…
Conoco in lead for Abu Dhabi gas deal
ABU DHABI: ConocoPhillips has emerged as the front-runner to participate in a $10 billion, multiyear project to develop the Shah natural-gas field in Abu Dhabi, according to several people familiar…