Influx of foreign residents is changing Upper Egyptian ways
LUXOR/HURGHADA: Maree is a land-owning villager from Luxor who has for years been catering to the needs of tourists to generate extra income. As tourism started to boom in the…
Three police officers convicted in new torture case
ALEXANDRIA: An Alexandria court sentenced three police officers to prison terms for torturing and humiliating a crime suspect in spring 2006. The victim, Ibrahim Abbas, was reportedly arrested on suspicion…
Al-Badri bemoans poor Egyptian Cup display
CAIRO: Ahli assistant coach Hossam Al-Badri believes the players' poor display was to blame for their shock exit from the Egyptian Cup at the hands of second-division side Asyut Petroleum.The…
Ali's double sends Zamalek through
CAIRO: Abdul-Halim Ali scored twice as Zamalek eased to a 3-0 home victory over third division side Ismailia Electricity to progress to the Egyptian Cup round of 16 on Friday.Mostafa…
INTERVIEW: Talking about honor killings
Brazil, Ecuador, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco are just a few countries where honor killings occur. Anja Wehler-Schöck has studied the phenomenon of honor killings using the example of…
NEWS IN BRIEF
Mena Glass to build float glass plantMena Glass, through its fully owned subsidiary Sphinx Glass, signed a 97 million euro agreement Thursday with Italian contractor Ianua SPA for the engineering,…
9 Africans arrested trying to cross illegally into Israel
AL-ARISH: Nine Africans were arrested early Friday trying to cross illegally into Israel, a security official said.The nine, from Ivory Coast, Eritrea and Mali, were caught some six kilometers south…
