Coptic Church discusses conversion at 'secret' meeting
CAIRO: The Coptic Orthodox church held a four-day conference in Saint Mina Monastery near Alexandria on Dec. 2 to discuss church affairs, Bishop Armia, assistant to Pope Shenouda III, told…
Railway technicians strike ends, 4 of 10 demands met
CAIRO: Protesting railway safety technicians ended their strike Friday after a meeting between the director of the central administration of the Department of Safety, the board of directors of the…
Iran hangs 21-year-old convicted of rape he committed when he was 13
TEHRAN: A 21-year-old man convicted of raping three boys when he was a teenager and sentenced to death has been hanged despite a chief justice's order the case be reviewed,…
Ittihad coach Salah to sue Hanafi over comments
CAIRO: Ittihad coach Mohamed Salah said he will sue midfielder Hesham Hanafi after the latter accused him of accepting money from players to select them in the starting line-up. I…
Eissa trial adjourned until Jan. 2
CAIRO: The trial of Al-Dostour editor Ibrahim Eissa was adjourned Wednesday until Jan. 2, 2008.Eissa is accused of publishing articles in August questioning the health of President Hosni Mubarak which,…
Riot police cordon off Ayman Nour vigil
CAIRO: Riot police cordoned off dozens of supporters of Egypt's most famous jailed dissident as they held a candlelight vigil marking two years since a judge ordered Ayman Nour be…
Arabs reject UN environment center including Israel
CAIRO: Arab officials have rejected a UN proposal to set up a regional environmental training center in the Middle East because it would include Israel, a Saudi official said Wednesday.Prince…
Egypt sees a decline in CPI, inflation remains high as holiday season approaches
CAIRO: In line with market expectations, Egypt s consumer price index (CPI) eased to 6.9 percent year-on-year in November from 7.5 percent in October, however, inflationary pressures continue to loom…
Tapping IT doors: ITSC's El-Kishky talks about the growing sector
CAIRO: The telecommunications sector is expanding faster than any other industry in the nation, but there are still many unexplored opportunities that should be addressed. "The real boom is coming…