Released Bulgarian and Palestinian medics receive heroes' welcome
Given full pardon by Bulgarian presidentCAIRO: Bulgaria is celebrating the return of five of its nurses, and one Palestinian doctor, who had spent eight years in a Libyan jail charged…
Ministry of Housing to address drinking water crisis
CAIRO: In an effort to address the shortage of drinking water in some of Egypt s governorates, the Ministry of Housing and Utilities and Urban Communities suggested effective solutions to…
Grand Mufti: Muslims may convert to other religions
CAIRO: The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa, has declared that Muslims may convert to other religions and that is a private matter between an individual and God. The essential…
Angry coach slams victorious Al Ahly
CAIRO: Al Ahly were slammed by their own coach Manuel Jose Sunday despite a win that virtually sealed an African Champions League semi-finals place. Al Ahly outclassed struggling Esperance of…
Shikabala banned from representing Egypt
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) decided to suspend Olympic team star Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq Shikabala for one year. Shikabala will not take part in any international games played by the…
New seven wonders to be shot into outer space
Associated Press GENEVA: The founder of the global poll that nominated the new seven wonders of the world now plans to immortalize the monuments by shooting 3-D photos into outer…
EOHR calls for more press freedom in workshop
CAIRO: At a Port Said workshop that ended Tuesday, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights requested the formulation of a new press law allowing for more press freedom.Titled Towards a…
Stocks volatile after record highs at start of week
CAIRO: The Egyptian bourse zigzagged last week, as shares inched up and down after the Case30 Index hit record highs at the start of the week.The Case30 Index broke the…
Party leader blames Nasser for not making Egypt a democracy like India
CAIRO: Yehia Al-Gamal, head of the new liberal Democratic Front Party, blamed late President Gamal Abdel Nasser at a seminar held Wednesday for not transforming Egypt into a democracy, which…