Religious conflicts stir up court session
CAIRO: The court session of a convert filing a lawsuit against the Ministry of Interior for refusing to change his religion from Islam to Christianity on his national ID card,…
Biggest career fair in Egypt opens
CAIRO: Egypt's largest ever careers fair kicked off yesterday at the Cairo International Convention Center in Nasr City.Organized by Wazayef Masr employment magazine, the fair expects to attract somewhere between…
Hassan hoping for award boost
CAIRO: Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan is hoping to see his name on top of Belgium s 2007 Player of the Year award, ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.Hassan…
Kuwait court condemns Egyptian child rapist to death
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait s criminal court on Tuesday sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.Hajjaj Al-Saadi, 27, was arrested in…
Telecom Egypt awards Alcatel-Lucent an integrated management of change contract
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt awarded Alcatel-Lucent a contract for the assessment, reengineering, and modernization of its operations and maintenance processes in order to improve its customer satisfaction, its commitment on SLAs,…
Egyptian student facing explosives charges fires attorney
TAMPA, Florida: An Egyptian college student facing federal explosives charges fired his attorney today. The Egyptian government says it will hire him a new one as soon as possible.Ahmed Abdellatif…
Egypt, Turkey warn against war on Iran
CAIRO: Egypt and Turkey on Tuesday warned against war on Iran and called for a peaceful solution to the nuclear standoff, as US President George W. Bush toured the region…
Bush is an unwanted guest, say demonstrators
CAIRO: Strong anti-Bush sentiments resonated in Talaat Harb Square in Downtown Cairo yesterday afternoon as roughly 100 protestors gathered to voice their objection to US President George W. Bush's visit…
Egypt finds arms smuggling tunnel
CAIRO: Egyptian authorities yesterday discovered explosives in a new underground tunnel near the border with the Gaza Strip, a security source said. "Inside the tunnel, we found 24 electric blasting…
Aboul Gheit allegedly dismisses US visit as irrelevant
CAIRO: Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit allegedly dismissed the visit of US President George Bush to the region as irrelevant, adding that his latest peace efforts are an insincere exercise…
