Soul mates or roomates: Matchmaking services in the spotlight
CAIRO: When Gamal Taher, a 35-year-old accountant, divorced his wife just before they moved to their new home, he didn't imagine he would consider enlisting the services of a matchmaking…
Tantawy makes controversial change to Al-Azhar curriculum
CAIRO: While some Al-Azhar scholars have reportedly voiced their rejection of Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed Sayed Tantawy's decision to replace the study of the four schools of Muslim jurisprudence…
WHO asks for a smoking-free drama
CAIRO: As one of the active movements to eliminate smoking in Egypt, lower air pollution and enhance public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Minister of Information to…
Zamalek request EFA to cut Shikabala ban
CAIRO: Zamalek sent an official request to the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) asking for a reduction to the one-year international suspension imposed against forward Mahmoud "Shikabala Abdul-Razeq last July.The 21-year-old…
El-Abdi suspended for three matches
CAIRO: Zamalek defender Wissem El-Abdi has been handed a three-match suspension by the Egyptian FA after being sent-off in his side s 1-1 draw with Suez Cement.The Tunisian defender was…
Egyptian student pleads not guilty in US explosives case
TAMPA, Florida: An Egyptian university student accused of making an Internet video demonstrating how to make an explosives detonator pleaded not guilty to federal charges Wednesday.An attorney for engineering student…
Woman gets 8 months for sending hate note to Egyptian-American boss
PHILADELPHIA: An American woman who sent her Arab-American boss a threatening note that warned Remember 9/11 and You and your kids will pay was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in…
Moving in mysterious ways
A group of young dancers orbiting in a circle diverge to cause a visual chaos and unite again. An Asian man tries to break an invisible, mystical shackling force while…
Lebanese troops open fire on Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon
BEIRUT: Lebanese troops opened fire Thursday on Israeli warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, but no hits were reported, Lebanese officials said.Lebanese soldiers opened up with machine guns and light…