Court throws out civil case against Eissa
CAIRO: The Boulaq Misdemeanours Court today threw out a civil case against newspaper editor-in-chief Ibrahim Eissa.The case, brought by lawyer Hatem Mohamed, concerned newspaper articles published last year in the…
Workshop debates the death penalty in Egypt
CAIRO: The Cairo-based Maat Center for Juridical and Constitutional Studies held a workshop Sunday on limiting the application of the death penalty in Egyptian legislation.Jurist Emad El-Fiqy and vice-head of…
Tennis tournament ends with local victory
CAIRO: The Palm Hills International tournament concluded Sunday with great Egyptian successes to report, both in the singles and the doubles competitions. The doubles partnership of Mahmoud Ezz and Omar…
Zamalek move up to second place
CAIRO: Zamalek climbed to second spot in the Egyptian League table after beating Al-Gaish 2-1 at Military Academy on Saturday.The Cairo giants fell behind to Yassin Abdel Aal s early…
Mentally disabled Muslims can now marry
CAIRO: Muslim mentally disabled people may marry as long as their prospective partners are made aware of their condition, Al-Ahzar said on Thursday. Approval comes provided "the other party is…
Road accident claims 11 members of one family
CAIRO: Eleven members of a single family were killed and another 16 seriously injured on Saturday in a road accident.The official MENA news agency reported that the vehicle carrying the…
Surveillance cameras to be installed after Suez killing
ISMAILIYA: The government has begun installing surveillance cameras to monitor traffic through the strategic Suez Canal after the killing of an Egyptian by a US Navy-chartered ship last week, an…
Muted Arab Summit ends with no Lebanon solution
CAIRO: The Arab Summit in Damascus drew to a close Sunday without reaching a resolution on the Lebanese crisis, which was the reason the summit was convened in the first…
