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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
