Coptic officials lash out at American conference on Coptic issues
CAIRO: Coptic officials in Egypt condemned the holding of an International Coptic conference in the United States on the situation of Copts in Egypt and the rest of the world…
Court rules in favor of women wearing the niqab in judges' club case
CAIRO: The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) recently overturned a decision by the Judges Club prohibiting women who wear the full face veil (niqab) from entering the club, according to Hafez…
International labor groups condemn conviction of labor leader Kamal Abbas
CAIRO: A string of international labor and human rights groups have come out in support of Kamal Abbas - the director of the shuttered Center for Trade Union and Worker…
SPORTS TALK: The last to arrive
The draw was conducted in Accra yesterday as we went to press so by now we should know who Egypt will be grouped with in the African Nations Cup beginning…
Film festival celebrates the best of Spanish cinema
Euthanasia, moral bankruptcy of the Franco era, and disintegration of history are some of the main themes of this year s Spanish Cineform that kicks off next Sunday and ends…
Turk shot on border with Israel dies of wounds
EL-ARISH, Egypt: A Turkish man shot by Egyptian border police as he tried to illegally cross into Israel died of his wounds Friday, a hospital official said.The Turkish national was…
Turkey's foreign minister discusses possible Turkish incursion in Iraq with Egyptian president
CAIRO: Turkey s foreign minister held talks with the Egyptian president on Thursday to explain his government s plan to send troops into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrilla groups.Foreign…
El-Erian says Al-Hayat misquoted him, confirms Brotherhood position on Israel
CAIRO: Prominent Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member Essam El-Erian denied telling the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that the group would recognize the state of Israel and cooperate with it once the MB…
Top American security official to visit ME next week
CAIRO: US diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East seem set to continue with the visit of National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley to the region next week on the heels…
