Ahali editor calls for delaying protest non-printing day
CAIRO: Editor in chief of Al-Ahali newspaper Farida Al-Na'ash suggested postponing the protest non-publishing day from Oct. 7 to Oct. 14 in an official memo she sent to the Head…
State security arrest Shia activist Mohamed El-Derini
CAIRO: For the second time, state security forces attacked the house of Mohamed El-Derini, the prominent Egyptian Shia activist and writer, according to his son Ahmed El-Derini, a journalist with…
Hesham Kassem receives democracy award, brushes off media criticism (Part 1)
CAIRO: After receiving the Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy, former Managing Director and Publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm Hesham Kassem returned from Washington last week. During his trip,…
Ismaili appeal Abd-Rabou case
CAIRO: Ismaili have appealed against Fifa s decision to give Ligue1 side Strasbourg the right to register Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou.Fifa ordered Ismaili to send the player s ITC to…
Shikabala banned from training with first team
CAIRO: Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdel Razek has been banned from training with Zamalek s first team for a month due to disciplinary reasons, the club said. The international playmaker has been…
Sedik terminates Al Masri contract
CAIRO: Former Zamalek and Al Ahly defender Mohamed Sedik terminated his contract with Al Masri on Saturday citing bad luck with the coastal club. I am having too bad luck…
Cairo to go back to shooting stray animals despite protests
CAIRO: The population of stray dogs in Cairo s twin city of Giza will once more be controlled by shooting and poisoning the animals because it is cheaper than sterilization,…
Faludi takes on post-9/11 myth-making
On Sept. 11, 2001, Susan Faludi fielded an unusual call from a reporter. What, he asked, would the terrorist attacks do to the American social fabric?He soon answered his own…
Iran MPs warn over Benetton stores
TEHRAN: A group of prominent MPs have warned over the presence of Italian clothing retailer Benetton in Iran, saying its fashions are a bad influence on female consumers, newspapers said…