Egypt's Copts retrace Jesus' desert odyssey
DRONKA: Hundreds of thousands of poor Coptic pilgrims and a handful of Muslims converged on the southern Egyptian village of Dronka on Wednesday where they believe the Holy Family stayed…
Jurisdiction conflict is reason behind Marina land dispute, says priest
CAIRO: A conflict between Marsah Matrouh governorate and the Urban Communities Authority about who has the authority to buy and sell public land in El Alameen area is the main…
Kuwaiti police torture two Egyptians, investigation continues
CAIRO: Kuwaiti authorities tortured two Egyptian men by spraying them with sulfuric acid, after which they detained them for 21 days solely on suspicion that they had forged work permits,…
Egypt in goalless stalemate with Ivory Coast
African champions Egypt settled for a goalless draw with Ivory Coast at Sebastien Charlety stadium in Paris in an African Cup of Nations qualifiers warm-up on Wednesday.The five-time African champions…
New bird flu virus is detected
CAIRO: Health Minister Hatem El Gabaly announced Sunday at a Shoura Council health committee meeting that H7, a new strain of the bird flu virus, was recently detected in Egypt…
Controversial NDP elections continue
CAIRO: One hundred members of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) from a village in Minya resigned on the third day of the NDP elections to protest what they dubbed…
Efforts continue to help Palestinians return
CAIRO: The plight of the remaining Palestinians stranded on the Egyptian side of the Rafah-Gaza border is to be discussed in a meeting on Wednesday as advocates push for the…
Brotherhood trial adjourned pending inquest into missing evidence
CAIRO: A number of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) lawyers and human rights activists were prevented from attending the military tribunal of 40 Brotherhood members on Tuesday, lawyers told Daily News Egypt.…