The price of inaction in Darfur
Three years ago this April, my predecessor first brought Darfur to the attention of the United Nations Security Council. And now this April, I too have gone before the Security…
Al-Ahram orfi marriage rates may be fabricated
CAIRO: The Ministry of Social Affairs has denied reporting statistics or conducting research on orfi marriages, as Al-Ahram newspaper's April 16 edition had claimed. The article said that the ministry's…
Jose rues poor Ahly performance
CAIRO: Ahly coach Manuel Jose was disappointed following his side's 4-0 friendly defeat to Barcelona, labeling the players' performance as the worst in the season .The Cairo giants were celebrating…
African Confederation Cup draw
Draw for the fourth round of the African Confederation Cup: Etoile du Congo (Congo) v Benfica Luanda (Angola) Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) v Ismaili (Egypt) TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) v…
As expected, Al-Ahly-Barcelona match creates problems
CAIRO: The Al-Ahly-Barcelona match that took place yesterday caused conflict due to the huge hike in the price of tickets, the general unavailability of tickets and claims that Al-Ahly sold…
Egypt demands loan of Nefertiti bust for museum opening
Egypt on Sunday said it aimed to retrieve a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from Germany for the opening of a history museum near the Great Pyramids in 2012, despite…
The poor are not getting poorer, according to the Information and Decision Support Center
CAIRO: Maged Othman, the president of the Information and Decision Support Center told Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that the poor in Egypt are not getting poorer and he cited as evidence…
EU urges Iraq government to boost reconciliation by reaching out to Sunni Muslims
LUXEMBOURG: The EU urged the Iraqi government Monday to step up national reconciliation efforts and called on Iraq s neighbors to support the country s daunting stabilization drive by attending…
