AUC launches one-stop service center for new students

CAIRO: Newly enrolled students at the American University in Cairo need not worry about following the university's complicated system to prepare for their freshman year; the new Student Service Center…

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Swedish cartoon reopens debate on freedom of expression

STOCKHOLM/CAIRO: Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt met on Friday with ambassadors from 20 Arab countries to engage in a dialogue on a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.The caricatures of the…

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Injured in Germany

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Zidan dropped from Burundi trip

CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan has been ruled out of Egypt s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi on Sunday due to injury.Egypt doctor Ahmed Maged told reporters on Wednesday that…

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Abd-Rabou's case takes another twist

CAIRO: Fifa have sorted out Hosni Abd-Rabou s transfer wrangle by ruling in favor of French club Strasbourg, Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Vice President Ahmed Shobeir said on Thursday.Although the…

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Two men attempt to steal metro cables

CAIRO: Two men in their twenties have been arrested after they were caught stealing copper cables which operate the metro traffic lights, reported El Gomhuria daily.The two men caught the…

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Cheesy attack leads to assault charges

DES MOINES, Iowa: A man has been charged with a cheesy snack attack on his dad, police said. The weapon? A bag of Cheetos. Patrick Hamman, 22, of Des Moines,…

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Trader turns graveyard into ceramics shop

CAIRO: A trader in Imam El Shafie district in Old Cairo has been arrested after he claimed ownership of a graveyard following the demise of its previous owners, reported Al-Masry…

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State drops charges against Egyptian students because of federal indictment

CHARLESTON, South Carolina: State charges will be dismissed against two Egyptian-born students who were stopped last month with what authorities said were pipe bombs because a federal indictment has been…

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Syrian leader discusses Iraq, Middle East with pope

VATICAN CITY: Syrian Vice President Faruq Al-Shara discussed with Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday the problems of Iraqi refugees in Syria and the Middle East situation, a Vatican statement said. Shara…

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