Zaki agrees Zamalek LE 30 mln exit plan
CAIRO: Zamalek board have agreed to let Amr Zaki depart the club on condition that he receives an LE 30 million offer, the prolific striker revealed on Wednesday."I will leave…
Mouth costs Bedouin his tongue or camels
CAIRO: A young Bedouin in the Sinai peninsula has been sentenced to have his tongue cut out or hand over more camels after he made naughty remarks to a shepherdess,…
Three brothers killed in landmine blast
RAFAH: Three Egyptian brothers were killed on Monday as a landmine exploded in Sinai, close to the border with Israel, in the second such incident since August, security services said.…
Abo Omar accuses state security of shuting down his Internet blog
CAIRO: Former terrorist suspect and ghost detainee turned blogger, Abo Omar El-Masri, claims that state security has shut down two of his Internet blogs.The Alexandria-based cleric, also known as Hassan…
President calls Egypt 'civil state' as NDP conference wraps up
CAIRO: Egypt is in a transitional process towards a civil state, President and head of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Hosni Mubarak said in the closing speech of the party's…
Amnesty International stresses 'sweeping measures against torture needed' in Egypt
CAIRO: London-based rights group Amnesty International called on Egypt to implement stronger measures against torture practices.The statement was a reaction to Monday's sentencing of two police officers from Giza Governorate…
UN, Google and Cisco unveil online resource in the fight to decrease global poverty
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations, Google and Cisco today unveiled a pioneering online site that tracks progress towards decreasing global poverty by 2015, a global campaign known as the Millennium…
TMG raises shares to $750 mln
CAIRO: Real estate developer Talaat Mustafa Group (TMG) will offer 295 million ordinary shares in an IPO scheduled to start on Nov. 9. The new shares are expected to be…