Fathi sticks with Sheffield United despite relegation
Egypt's international midfielder Ahmed Fathi revealed that he has no intention of leaving English side Sheffield United despite dropping to the Championship as he doesn't want to interrupt his European…
Shehata calls for Ahly's "exhausted" players for Mauritania game
Egypt head coach Hassan Shehata will include some of Ahly rested players to the squad for Mauritania game in the African Nations Cup qualifiers on June 3rd.Shehata held a meeting…
Egypt's illiteracy rate down 29 percent in 2006
The recent census in Egypt showed that the illiteracy rate in the country went down from 39.4 percent in 1996 to 29.3 percent in 2006, said Minister of Education Yousri…
Arab countries to tackle deficiencies in maths, science achievement among youth
CAIRO: The UNDP-sponsored Arab Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (Timss) Regional Report is the first publication of its kind to examine the results of ten Arab countries that took…
Yemen deports Jihad leader's daughter to Egypt
A statement issued in London by a radical organization reveal that Yemeni authorities have extradited the daughter of Adil Awad, head of the military wing of the Egyptian Jihad Group,…
Nubian resettlement crisis: A question of priorities
CAIRO: A dark-skinned, turbaned old man in a spotless white galabeya walked into the Egyptian Center for Housing Rights as I waited to interview Nubian author and activist Haggag Oddoul.…
Amr Khaled on Time's 100 Most Influential List
CAIRO: Nestled in between Garry Kasparov and Al Gore, Egypt's own Islamic preacher Amr Khaled was placed in the "Heroes and Pioneers category of Time magazine's list of the 100…
'Diet' koshari is temporarily suspended
CAIRO: Contrary to expectation, the diet koshari that was scheduled to be served by Abu Tarek s, the biggest koshari outlet in town, has been temporarily suspended for sundry reasons,…
