Arafat's widow stripped of Tunisian citizenship
TUNIS: Tunisia has stripped the widow of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of Tunisian citizenship, officials said Tuesday.A formal decree published Aug. 2 in Tunisia s official register indicated that…
State denies child died of torture, rights groups see a cover-up
CAIRO: The Interior Ministry has denied allegations that 12-year-old Mohamed Mamdouh Abdel Aziz was tortured to death in a Mansoura police station after his arrest for petty theft, and asserted…
EFA give Zamalek one week to resolve El-Abdi case
CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has set a one-week deadline for Zamalek in order to resolve their row with Tunisian side Sfaxien over the transfer of defender Wissem El-Abdi.Zamalek…
Israeli player accuses Egyptian of deliberate foul after Turkish league brawl
ISTANBUL: An Israeli soccer player accused an Egyptian opponent of deliberately fouling him after a 90th-minute tackle led to a brawl and the suspension of a Turkish league match.Trabzonspor defender…
Culture Minister takes no sides on corruption case
CAIRO: Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will take no sides on a recent corruption case involving two of the ministry s top employees, Ayman Abdel Moneim and Hussein Ahmed Hussein, Ahmed…
Fatima and The Freedom Fries launch Citadel Music Festival
Austrian band Fatima and The Freedom Fries delivered a rousing performance at the Sariyat El Gabal stage in the Salah Eddin Citadel on the opening day of the 17th Music…
Taliban frees two South Korean hostages
GHAZNI: Afghanistan s Taliban freed two South Korean hostages Monday in what they called a gesture of goodwill towards talks to free the remaining 19 captured nearly a month ago.…
Aboul Gheit condemns US human rights pressure, 2 die of torture
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit lashed out on Sunday at American criticism of Egypt's human rights record under President Mubarak's rule, denouncing what he called "interference in Egyptian affairs.This…