Fighting FGM: the uncertainty of breaking away from tradition
CAIRO: A group of girls accompanied by their mothers sit in a small room on a regular sunny day, playing and laughing. A woman comes out from behind a curtain…
Pope meets with Saudi monarch, plight of Christians raised
VATICAN CITY: The king of Saudi Arabia met Tuesday with Pope Benedict XVI - the first ever between a pontiff an a reigning Saudi monarch - amid Vatican concerns about…
EIPR files lawsuit against Ministry of Health
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Health, denouncing its proposal of the new medical insurance law that was sent to the…
Saudi scholars in stormy debate over Quran ringtones
RIYADH: A top Islamic body in Saudi Arabia has hosted a stormy debate on controversial issues including the use of Quranic verses as mobile phone ringtones, newspapers reported this week.…
Gaish hold Wehdat in ACL
CAIRO: Jordan international keeper, Amer Shafie, made some heroic saves leading Al-Wehdat to a precious scoreless home draw against Egyptian side Al-Gaish, in the first leg of the round 16…
Abou Treika resumes full training
CAIRO: Al Ahly skipper Mohamed Abou Treika has fully recovered from a minor injury and will feature against Etoile du Sahel on Friday in the CAF Champions League, according to…
Tersana hold Ghazl El Mahalla
CAIRO: Once again Ghazl El Mahalla dropped points at home as they were held to a scoreless draw by Tersana, on Monday, in the opening game of day 10 of…
Telecom Egypt clear Azmi confusion
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt football director Adel Allam insisted his side will not make any approach for Amir Azmi unless the defender ends his problems with Al-Shabab.The Egyptian defender claims he…
Saudi authorities amputate hand of Egyptian convicted of theft
RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Monday amputated the right hand of an Egyptian man convicted of pickpocketing inside Islam s most revered shrine, the Kaaba in Mecca, the Interior Ministry said.In…
Saudi scholars in stormy debate over Quran ringtones
RIYADH: A top Islamic body in Saudi Arabia has hosted a stormy debate on controversial issues including the use of Quranic verses as mobile phone ringtones, newspapers reported on Monday.…