Copts and women's rights, a religious monitor body top Brotherhood criticism
CAIRO: Political analyst and commentator Amr Choubeki called on the Muslim Brotherhood to revise its stance against women and Copts running for president, clarify its definition of a "civil state,…
Muslim clerics ban Koranic ringtones after Mecca meet
RIYADH: A Saudi-based Muslim clerics' organization has banned the use of Quranic verses as mobile phone ringtones after a six-day meeting in the holy city of Mecca, a statement said…
Sawiris' comments on conservative current spur angry reactions
CAIRO: Telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris caused a stir when he announced plans to launch new television channels to counter what he described as increasing religious conservatism in Egypt.Sawiris' statements spurred…
Zizo brings curtain down on Cement spell
CAIRO: Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Shafi resigned from his job as a manager of Suez Cement following the disastrous 8-0 defeat against Petrojet on Tuesday. That s it and my decision is final,…
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…