State denies workers' rights group registration, citing "security reasons"
CAIRO: Four months after shutting down the headquarters of Egypt's most active workers' rights group, the government has refused to allow the Center for Trade Union and Worker Services (CTUWS)…
Judges' Club complains about decreased promotions
CAIRO: The Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Justice announced that the number of promoted judges will decrease by 100 compared to last year, which judges regarded as a…
"No evidence" against arrested Christian rights activists
CAIRO: Two lawyers representing Christian rights activists Peter Ezzat and Adel Fawzy Hanna, currently in police custody on suspicion of 'sedition' and insulting the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH), claim authorities have…
Egypt crushes Chile in World's Junior Championship
Egypt thrashed Chile 41-21 in the Handball World s Junior Championship on Tuesday to stay on top of Group B. The Pharaohs showed no mercy for their opponents as they…
Egypt orders new autopsy of 'tortured' boy
CAIRO: Egypt s chief prosecutor has ordered the exhumation of the body of a teenager who died in police custody amid family allegations he was tortured to death, local media…
Elvis fans boost economies of 2 states
JACKSON, Miss.: Even from beyond the grave, Elvis Presley still generates big bucks. That s even more true this week.Fans from Europe, Asia, Australia, South America - and even from…
Five companies bid for Iraqi mobile phone market
AMMAN: Five companies began bidding in Amman Thursday for a share of Iraq s lucrative mobile telephone market, one of the few sectors of the war-ravaged economy still producing revenues,…
Mixed-use center and museum projects to begin in Citadel, Al Azhar
CAIRO: Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), and Luis Monreal, general manager for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding…
Iraqi Interior Ministry says 400 killed in suicide bombings of Yazidis in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD: The Interior Ministry said Thursday that at least 400 people were killed in a string of suicide bombings targeting an ancient religious sect in northwestern Iraq earlier this week.Ministry…
Egypt and Japan to cooperate in petroleum sector
CAIRO: In an effort to strengthen ties with the Far East, the Minister of Petroleum met with a Japanese delegation to discuss ways the two countries can cooperate in the…